No.42582, Private, James William SNAZELL
Aged 28
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Born in 1890 (2nd qtr Bury St.Edmunds 4a:701) son of William and Mary Ann SNAZELL(née BIRD)
1891 census...Aged 1, he was at 3 Clay Cottages, Eastgate, Bury St.Edmunds with his grandparents Robert and Mary A BIRD (born Felsham; his father William SNAZELL [37] maltster's labourer; his mother Mary A [34] both born Bury St.Edmunds; sisters Florence [13] born Newbrington, Derby and Edith M [11] born Bury St.Edmunds; brothers George [9], Cecil A [6] and William J [3]. All the boys were born in Bury St.Edmunds. 1901 census...Aged 11, he was at 3 Shakers Lane, Bury St.Edmunds with his parents; sisters Florecne, Edith, Ellen [8], Lily [4] and Vera [1]; brothers Cecil A (chemist's porter) and William (fishmonger's porter.) 1911 census...Aged 21, a milkman, he was still at 3 Shaker's Lane with his widowed mother; sisters Florence, Nellie Ellen, Lily Maud and Vera; brothers Cecil Albert (showman traveller) and William James (baker's carman.) On the pension card his mother resided at 11 Eastgate Street, Bury St.Edmunds. Brother William served in the 5th Suffolks , Rifle Brigade and Labour Corps from September 1914 to 1919 His brother George died of illness in 1920 but is not recognised on CWGC see here |
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He enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds. The lack of his service record and him dying of his wounds at a C.C.S. means it is impossible to state when or where he was
wounded. His battalion had had a rough time near Villers Ghislain at the end of September.
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