Trooper Nelson Snyder
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1888-10-20
Place of birth: Waterloo Ontario Canada
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Steam engineer
Occupation (normalized): Other Engineers
Address:
Killarney MB
Date of death:
1918-03-30
Cause of death:
Missing, presumed killed
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 15023
Highest Rank:
Trooper
Rank detail
- Trooper (Army).
- Trooper (Army). ? to 1918-03-30
- Private, 6th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-09-24 to 1915-01-22
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Moreuil wood
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 580973
LAC ID:
241313
Service file: B9144-S004
Uploader's Notes:
Original member of the First Canadian Contingent as a Private of the 6th Battalion (Fort Garry Horse).
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 6th Battalion (Fort Garry Horse) E Company A member of the First Canadian Contingent which sailed from Canada as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade on the 3rd of October onboard the S.S. Lapland arriving at Plymouth on the 14th of October. Training continued at West Down South Camp Salisbury Plain until the 15th of December when the Battalion left the Brigade in order to convert back to the cavalry role as the Depot for the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. The Battalion Disbanding on the 22nd of January 1915 excess personel being transfered to the 8th and 10th Battalions. Trooper Army Canadian Cavalry Canadian Cavalry Depot (Fort Garry Horse) Trooper Army Canadian Cavalry Fort Garry Horse ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-03-18