John Harold SNELL

Regimental number4/847
AddressKaiparoro, Eketahuna
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinE G Snell, Rongokokaka, Eketahuna
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSapper
Final unitNew Zealand Engineers
FateDied of wounds 3 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row D, Grave No 18), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on the Anzac Memorial Bridge (built 1922; designed by Alfred Falkner), Kaiparoro. Father: Mr E.G. Snell, Rongakakako, Wellington
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth