Snow, Oscar Frederick

Rank:

Corporal

Regiment:

Sherwood Foresters / Cheshire Regiment

Regimental No. & Battalion

3/28452; 2nd Bn

Status:

Demobbed

Oscar Snow

Photo courtesy Simon Johnson

Research Notes

From Oscar Snow's Service Record –

Address Crich Carr; aged 21 years and 4 months; wood moulder; single; enlisted 01/02/15; firstly into Sherwood Foresters; height 5ft 7½in; next of kin Frederick Snow (father) of Crich Carr; attested 01/02/15, posted 09/02/15. transferred to Cheshire Regt 09/07/15; tried by F.G.C.M. 06/06/15 convicted of when on active service neglect to the prejudice of Good Order and Military Discipline and sentenced to 3 months on the F.P. No 1. In arrest awaiting trial 1/9/15; appointed unpaid a/cpl 16/12/16; demobbed 16/02/19; address Back Lane, Alderwasley' year of birth 1893; malaria; home 01/02/15 to 13/07/15, France 14/07/15 to 23/10/15, Ex. Force Medit 24/10/15; appointed unpaid l/cprl 16/12/16, appointed paid l/crpl 13/04/17, promoted cprl 06/05/18; address for pay Chase Cliff Whatstandwell; Theatre of War Salonica; Lewis gunner; born 1893;

On the Roll of Honour he is recorded as Private but his army record shows him to be Corporal.

1901 Census: Alderwasley

Forename Surname Relationship Age Occupation Where born
Frederick Snow Head 41 Farmer Wirksworth
Hannah   wife 47   Penalt
Oscar   son 7   Bonsall
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1911 Census: Woodgate, Whatstandwell

Forename Surname Relationship Age Occupation Where born
Frederick Snow Head 52 Farmer & groom Wirksworth
Hannah   wife 56   Penalt
Oscar   son 17 Machine hand steam joinery Bonsall

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Ocar Snow's medals
Photo courtesy Simon Johnson

 

Lewis gun

Oscar Snow was a Lewis gunner. The photo shows a Lewis gun in action.

During WW2 Oscar served with the local Home Guard

Photo and information courtesy Simon Johnson

Oscar Smow in the Home Guard

Back row: ? / ? Walpole / ?
Front row: Oscar Snow / Bert Lee / George Walker

Oscar Snow was born at Bonsall in Derbyshire on the 11th October 1893. He was the son of Frederick and Hannah Snow. Oscar was a resident of the Whatstandwell area of the Crich parish for many years. He passed away at Whatstandwell on the 11th September 1970, aged 76 years.