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Surname: SNOWDEN
Forename(s): Emmott
Place of Birth: Cowling, Yorkshire
Service No: 103084
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Canadian Infantry
Battalion / Unit: 67th Canadian Pioneer Battalion
Division: 4th Canadian Division
Age: 40
Date of Death: 1916-10-11
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: ---
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: VIMY MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: COWLING, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Emmott Snowden (born 20 January 1876) was the son of Isabella Snowden (born Cowling, 13 July 1836) the daughter of Christopher and Mary Snowden, née Smith.
1881 Cowling, Yorkshire Census: Ickornshaw - Emmott Snowden, aged 5 years, born Cowling, son of Isabella Snowden.
1891 Cowling, Yorkshire Census: Ickornshaw - Emmott Snowden, aged 15 years, born Cowling, son of Isabella Snowden.
Emmott was married to Edith Maud Greenwood in 1897.
1901 Cowling, Yorkshire Census: Royd Street - Emmott Snowden, aged 25 years, born Cowling, husband of Edith Snowden.
Emmott was killed in action near Courcelette, Somme, by a high-explosive shell.
Canadian service records: http://www.baclac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
SNOWDEN, Emmott, aged 40, Western Scottish Canadian Contingent, of Cowling, killed in action 1916.
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Private Emmott SNOWDEN
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Canadian Infantry
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 4th Canadian Division
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27 October 1916
SNOWDEN – Killed in action in France. Pte. Emmott Snowden of the Western Scottish Canadians, formerly of Cowling, aged forty years.
27 October 1916
COWLING CANADIAN KILLED
Mrs. John Hartley, Fold Lane, Cowling, on Saturday received an intimation from the War Office that her brother, Private Emmott Snowden, of the Western Scottish Canadian contingent, had been killed in action. Forty years of age, Pte. Snowden left Cowling, his native village, 10 years ago for British Columbia. He enlisted in August 1915, and completed his training at the Borden and Bramshott Camps, England, and while here, he last Easter paid a visit to his native village.
03 November 1916
CRAVEN AND THE WAR – PRIVATE E. SNOWDEN
The above is a photograph of Private Emmott Snowden, of the Western Scottish Canadian Contingent, who has been killed in action, as stated in our issue last week. Forty years of age, Pte. Snowden left Cowling, his native village, 10 years ago for British Columbia. He enlisted in August 1915 and completed his training at the Borden and Bramshott Camps, England, and while here, he last Easter paid a visit to his native village.
12 October 1917
SNOWDEN – In ever loving memory of my dear brother, Private Emmott Snowden, of the 67th Western Scottish Canadians, who fell in action October 11th, 1916.
Sleep on, dear brother, in a lonely grave,
Your life for your country you nobly gave;
No loved ones near to say good-bye,
But in God’s keeping now you lie.
From his loving sister, Mrs. Hartley, 22, Fold Lane, Cowling.
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27 October 1916
SNOWDEN – In action in France, Pte. Emmott Snowden, of the Canadian Contingent, of Cowling, aged 40.
27 October 1916
COWLING SOLDIER KILLED
News was received during the week of the death of Pte. Emmott Snowden, killed in action at the Front. Pte. Snowden went to British Columbia 10 years ago. He enlisted in August 1915, in the 67th Western Scottish Canadian Contingent. He completed his training at Borden and Bramshot Camps. He was 40 years of age. He visited his sister in Cowling last Easter.
12 October 1917
In ever loving memory of my dear brother, Pte. Emmott Snowden, 67th Western Scottish Canadians, who fell in action, October 11th, 1916.
Sleep on, dear brother, in a lonely grave,
Your life for your country you nobly gave;
No loved ones near you to say good-bye,
But in God’s keeping now you lie.
– From his loving sister, Mrs. Hartley, 22, Fold Lane, Cowling.
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