Private Joseph Richard SNOSWELL 9013 - South African War

South African War

Private J[oseph] R[ichard] SNOSWELL 9013

10th Contingent

[also probably WW1 but no number – see below]

 

Died: 25 May 1942

Aged: 61

Plot: SOLDIERS BURIAL G Row 5, Plot 40[3]

 

His Cenotaph database record for South African war:

muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/126651.detail?...

 

His nzhistory.net.nz embarkment record:

www.nzhistory.net.nz/soldier/joseph-snoswell

 

ArchivesNZ record for WW1 [no number]:

archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=7819740

 

His South African military records are available to read online:

archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20523507&am...

 

Drafted from the Hawkes Bay district for SA War

Occupation on enlist: Brick labourer

Blue eyes; light brown hair and clear complexion[2]

 

Married c1914 Lilly Agnes FLAHERTY registration 1914/1726 can find no children on historic BDM INDEXES however there is a baby name Joseph Richard SNOSWELL aged 13 hrs death reg. 1918/8005 which may be their child[3]

 

NZ birth registration 1880/11180 and his parents were James George Seth and Harriet SNOSWELL. James died c1917 [death reg. 1937/28504] [3]

His siblings [possibly not all]:

1876/17555 Albert Edward [an Albert SNOSWELL 3541 6th Contingent also went to SA War[4]

1878/2356 Harriet Grigg

1882/12477 Elizabeth Mary

1884/3422 Jasper

1885/4194 Seth

1886/17982 Helen

1879/6999 Emma Maud

1937/67810[sic] Alice [probably newly issued registration number ]

1945/98267[sic] Bessie [probably newly issued registration number ]

 

 

REFERENCES:

[1]

Waikumete Cemetery database

[2]

Online military records

[3]

Historic BDM index – NZ Department of Internal Affairs

[4]

To war

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...]

Death notice

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...

Bereavement thanks

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...

 

 

 

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