We remember Bertie Snowball

We remember Bertie Snowball

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Timeline

Timeline

1872
sibling Mary E Snowball Source:6632175 1872
1877
sibling Edith Snowball Source:6632175 1877
1881
sibling Herbert J Snowball Source:6632175 1881
1883
sibling Clara Snowball Source:6630916 1883
1885
sibling Arthur Snowball Source:6630916 1885
1887
birth Baildon, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:6632297 Source:6630916 7th May 1887
1890
sibling Dorothy Snowball Source:6632175 1890
1891
dates Age 4 Source:6632175 5th April 1891
1891
location 19 Lane End, Baildon, Yorkshire. United Kingdom parents address Source:6632175 5th April 1891
1895
sibling Annie Snowball Source:6630916 1895
1899
sibling Hilda Snowball Source:6630916 1899
1901
dates Age 13 Source:6630916 31st March 1901
1911
dates Age 23 Source:6632131 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Professional Golfer Criccieth, Caernarvonshire United Kingdom Source:6632131 2nd April 1911
1911
location Railway Hotel, Criccieth, Caernarvonshire United Kingdom away from home address Source:6632131 2nd April 1911
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4187219 1st November 1914
1915
service British Army CPL 2310 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th Battalion Source:6182699 9th May 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6182671 9th May 1915
enlistment Broughty-Ferry, Forfarshire United Kingdom Source:6182699
marriage Maria Snowball Source:9429634
service British Army Acting Corporal 2310 The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Source:4187219
service British Army Private 2310 The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Source:4187219
service British Army Corporal 2310 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th Battalion Source:7179557
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:6182699
1915
death Killed in Action France Source:7179557 Source:6182671 9th May 1915
burial Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, Fleurbaix CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France F. 11. Source:7179557

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Bertie
Initials B
Last Name Snowball
Source 4187219
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
19 Lane End, Baildon, Yorkshire. United Kingdom parents address known 5th April 1891
Railway Hotel, Criccieth, Caernarvonshire United Kingdom away from home address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2310 The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Acting Corporal
British Army 2310 The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Private
British Army 2310 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th Battalion CPL
British Army 2310 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th Battalion Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth mother
James Snowball father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Clara Snowball sister 1883
Arthur Snowball brother 1885
Annie Snowball sister 1895
Hilda Snowball sister 1899
Mary E Snowball sister 1872
Herbert J Snowball brother 1881
Dorothy Snowball sister 1890
Edith Snowball sister 1877
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Maria Snowball wife

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Lynne32900
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Lynne32900
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Lynne32900
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Lynne32900
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Lynne32900
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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CWGC - Casualty Details Lynne32900
West Yorkshire, England, Birth and Baptisms, 1813-1910 Lynne32900
Memorial plaque, Carnoustie Golf Club Deborah102878
Ancestry - Register of Soldiers Effects Vincent96527

Multimedia

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Headstone of Cpl Bertie Snowball Glen107
Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) Cap Badge Vincent96527
1914 Star Vincent96527
British War Medal Vincent96527
Victory Medal Vincent96527
Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, Fleurbaix 1 Vincent96527
Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, Fleurbaix 2 Vincent96527
Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, Fleurbaix 3 Vincent96527
Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, Fleurbaix 4 Vincent96527
Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery, Fleurbaix 5 Vincent96527

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