86th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Gunner Arthur Henry SNOOK | War Casualty Details 71530 | CWGC
Crouy British Cemetery
Baptism
August 18th 1889 Arthur Henry son of Henry Thomas, Gardener, and Emma Snook of Abbey Street in the Parish of Farnham in the County of Surrey.
(Left hand page, last entry)
1891 census
The SNOOK family, Henry, 32, a Gardener, Emma, 30, sons Byron, 4, born Brighton and Arthur H, 1, born Farnham, Surrey, lived at No. 1 Lyon Street, South Bersted, Bognor
1901 census
By 1901 the family is living at Victoria Cott(age) Cannon (probably Canning) Road Felpham. Henry is 42, Emma, 40, Byron an errand boy, 14, Arthur, 12, Stephanie, 10, Horace, 8 and Bruce 4
2nd April 1911 census
In 1911 Arthur Henry was a patient at the West Sussex, East Hampshire and Chichester General Infirmary and Dispensary.
The Royal West Sussex Hospital was opened in 1826, although a public dispensary had been established in some cottages on the site of the hospital in 1784.
From 1826 until 1913 the hospital was known as the West Sussex, East Hampshire and Chichester General Infirmary and Dispensary. In 1913 a grant of King George V renamed the Infirmary to The Royal West Sussex Hospital. It continued to serve the public until 1972 when it was closed following the commissioning in Chichester of the new development of St. Richard’s Hospital.
(Source The National Archives)
Marriage between Arthur Henry Snook, 22, and Gertrude Brown, 21, on December 17th 1911 at St. Mary’s Church Paddington, in the County of Middlesex.
The fathers were Henry Thomas Snook, gardener & Reuben Brown occupation unclear.
Baptism of Doris Snook, daughter of Arthur Henry & Emma Snook of 4 Gordon Terrace at St. Mary’s Church, Felpham, Easter Day 7th April 1912 (6th item)
Information from The National Archives; Catalogue Reference WO95/456/1
War DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
May 1918 86 Army Brigade; Villers Bretteneux
20/5/18 to 6/6/18 “Brigade in Action” (no other details)
Crouy British Cemetery
Graves Registration Report Form
86/Bde. RFA. 235556 Snook Gnr. A.H. 23.5.18 E. (Cross erected) Grave 18 (7th entry)
Imperial War Graves Commission
Comprehensive Report of Headstone Inscriptions
1186/2D 235556 GUNNER A.H.SNOOK ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY
24TH MAY 1918 CROSS E (Plot) 2 (Row) C (Grave) 20 214 (7th entry)
Imperial War Graves Commission
Comprehensive Report of Headstone Personal Inscriptions
1186/2D 212 “TO DEAR ARTHUR FROM HIS SORROWING WIFE AND BABY”
(Mrs G. Snook, Victoria Cottage, Sea Road, Felpham, Nr. Bognor, Sussex) (5th entry)
Index to Crouy British Cemetery
SNOOK, Gnr., Arthur Henry, 235556. 86th Bde., Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 23rd May, 1918. Age 28, Son of Henry Thomas and Emma Snook, of Felpham, nr. Bognor, Sussex. II.C.18 (Column 1 third entry)
WW1 Medal Rolls Index card
SNOOK Arthur H R.F.A. Gnr 235556 entitled to Victory & British War medals
Medal Index Roll showing individuals entitled to the Victory medal and British War medal.
23556 Gnr. SNOOK Arthur Henry R.F.A. 235556 Gnr. (4th item)
Royal British Legion