D/SSX20909 Able Seaman William Arthur George SNELLING, HMS Diamond, Royal Navy: 27/04/1941

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Remembering Today

    Casualty
    Able Seaman SNELLING, WILLIAM ARTHUR GEORGE
    Service Number D/SSX 20909
    Died 27/04/1941
    Aged 21
    H.M.S. Diamond, Royal Navy
    Son of William Joseph and Minnie Snelling, of Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.
    Commemorated at PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
    Location: Devon, United Kingdom
    Number of casualties: 23228
    Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 48, Column 2.
     
  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960
    Name: William Arthur George Snelling
    Event: Death
    Birth Date: 3 Oct 1919
    Birth Place: Burnham, Somerset
    Death Date: 27 Apr 1941
    Death Age: 21
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    HMS Diamond (H22) - Wikipedia

    Diamond was sunk by German aircraft on 27 April 1941 whilst evacuating Allied troops from Greece.

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  3. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
    34 Worston Lane, Burnham-on-Sea U.D., Somerset
    NAME DOB OCCUPATION
    William J Snelling 29 Feb 1888 Builders Labourer Heavy Worker
    Minnie Snelling 18 Nov 1899 Unpaid Domestic Duties
    Sorry, this record is officially closed.
    Barbara P Wilson (Snelling) 15 Apr 1932 At School
     

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