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WO2. Herbert John Snell
British Army 1st Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infanty
from:Bodmin, Cornwall
(d.28th Jun 1918)
C.S.M. Herbert Snell served with the 1st Bn. DCLI and was wounded at the Battle of Le Cateau in 1914. He then served for most of the war with the 3rd Btn. in UK and only returned to France in 1918 to rejoin 1st Btn. He survived the German attack in April 1918, where he was involved in the defence of Hazebrouck. He was killed in the Action at La Becque of 28th June 1918. He is buried in the War Graves Cemetery in Thiennes, France.