PPA Snape, James (Jimmy)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Snape ​

• FORENAME

James (Jimmy) ​

• UNIT

PPA HQ Orderly Room Clerk ​

• RANK

Corporal ​

• NUMBER

3536135 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

23rd May 1945 ​

• AGE

34 ​

• GRAVESITE

Klagenfurt War Cemetery,Austria 2.A.2 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit 50 Royal Tank Reg,R.A.C.​

born 19.6.1910 Chorley,Lancashire​

enlisted 12.9.1940 Ashton-under-Lyme​

son of William and Sarah Ann Snape of Oakleigh,Blackburn Road,​

Chorley,Lancashire​

caterer in civilian life​

joined PPA 5.1.1944​

DOW received in accidental shooting,Rossegg,Austria 19.5.1945(1845 hours)​

"A quiet man and the perfect clerk,who worked apparently day and night.I took him out on several operations as a patrol corporal,a role in which he enjoyed himself immensely." (Popski) ​

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