Herbert John Snow
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1888 |
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Place of birth: Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Acting Bombardier |
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Service number: 87199 |
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Enlistment date: 04/12/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Knowle, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Royal Garrison Artillery, 155th Heavy Bty. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 23/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Iron Cross, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 29 |
Cemetery
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Cement House Cemetery Plot: I Row: K Grave: 10 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
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My story
Herbert John Snow served as an acting bombardier with the Royal Garrison Artillery 155th Heavy Battery. His Battery participated in the Third Battle of Ypres.
On the 6th of October 1917 the Battery took up new positions just east of Iron Cross, between the village of Pilkem and the village of Langemark. The 155th Heavy Battery mainly fired on German approaches and German Batteries. However the German artillery had equally fixed the position of the 155th Heavy Battery and started shelling the Battery from the 11th of October on.
On the 23rd of October 1917 from 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. the 155th Heavy Battery was shelled by German Howitzers. One man was killed instantly five men were wounded and two men were evacuated. Acting Bombardier Herbert John Snow was killed in action on the 23rd of October 1917. It’s highly likely he was the man that was killed during German counter-battery fire on that day. Herbert John Snow was buried at Cement House Cemetery.
On the 6th of October 1917 the Battery took up new positions just east of Iron Cross, between the village of Pilkem and the village of Langemark. The 155th Heavy Battery mainly fired on German approaches and German Batteries. However the German artillery had equally fixed the position of the 155th Heavy Battery and started shelling the Battery from the 11th of October on.
On the 23rd of October 1917 from 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. the 155th Heavy Battery was shelled by German Howitzers. One man was killed instantly five men were wounded and two men were evacuated. Acting Bombardier Herbert John Snow was killed in action on the 23rd of October 1917. It’s highly likely he was the man that was killed during German counter-battery fire on that day. Herbert John Snow was buried at Cement House Cemetery.
Sources 1
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Army Troops. 127 Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Aug-Oct 1916. 129 Heavy Battery... , (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/397/4). http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=wo95%2F397%2F4&_ser=WO%2095&id=C14303 Further reference |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/98118 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=1ab9ad40-5b94-4cca-bf72-30ed48c5635f |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4186881 |