Military History

Snow enlisted with Australian Service Corps as Private Shoeing Smith.
Roll Rank Private
Roll Unit Australian Service Company (ASC)
Embarked Albany per HMAT ‘Port Melbourne’ A16 for UK 22.7.1917.
Snow disembarked at Liverpool 16.9.1917 and marched in to the Australian Service Company. (ASC) Training Depot at Parkhouse 17.9.1917. Snow was promoted to Farrier Cpl. 5.10.1918. After a period of training, he proceeded overseas to France from Southampton 10.11.1917. Snow marched in to the Horse Transport & Service Depot (HT &SD) 28.11.1917. He was transferred to the 4th Australian Division Training 19.4.1918 and then transferred to 26th Coy. 23.6.1918 and promoted Temp/Farrier Cpl. then Farrier Cpl. 5.10.1918. He was admitted to Hospital with bronchitis 19.12.1918. Snow was transferred to the 14th Training Coy 15.4.1919. He marched out from France 9.5.1919 and disembarked at Southampton 10.5.1919. He marched in to No.4 Group at Hurdcott for return to Australia.
Embarked Southampton per HT ‘Konigin Louise‘ 21.6.1919.
Returned/Disembarked Fremantle 3.8.1919.
Discharged 2.9.1919.
Final Rank Farrier Cpl., 4th Division Australian Training Coy.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes Snow died in 28.5.1940 as a result of a Mining accident at Great Boulder Mine (DN 29.5.1940).
Snow was listed in the Nominal Rolls but not in the Embarkation Roll.
Photos HMAT 'Port Melbourne'. Photographer Josiah Barnes. Photograph sourced from AWM B0259
             Farriers at the ASC Depot, Parkhouse, Salisbury Plain. UK 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM C01225
             Farriers at their improvised smith work shop near Morcourt 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E03086

Information Source
AWM B0259. HMAT 'Port Melbourne'. Photographer Josiah Barnes. Photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM C01225. Farriers at the ASC Depot, Parkhouse, Salisbury Plain. UK 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E03086. Farriers at their improvised smith work shop near Morcourt 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Daily News
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455 Snow George Alexander
NAA First World War Nominal Roll

Hubert Street, Guildford, WA.

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