Wallace Doral Snook

Story:
Wallace Doral Snook was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, in Mar 1895 the son of George William Snook and Emily Snook (nee Wilton).  He lived all his early life in East Knoyle.    He had enlisted with the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 15160).  He had served from 23 Dec 1915 in France and Flanders with both the 5th and 6th Battalions.  He was discharged on 15 Mar 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. He had re-enlisted and by the 1921 Census was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment based at the Royal Barracks, Dublin, Ireland. There is no record of him after this time except for his death recorded at the Wandsworth, London, Registry during 1965 whilst living in Swaffield Road, Wandsworth.