Burwell Harvey Snyder

1914 - 1944  (30 years)

• Name	Burwell Harvey Snyder
  Born	1914  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 - Gunner Unit: Royal Canadian Artillery
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-160168P
  Died	5 May 1944	Terrace, British Columbia   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Cause: Accidentally Killed
  Buried	12 May 1944	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I160168	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Harry Burwell Snyder,   b. 27 Feb 1885, Harwich Township, Kent Co., Ontario ,   d. 1964  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Eva Rose Mitchell,   b. 1885, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1977  (Age 92 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1908	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F45642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BURWELL H. SNYDER The remains, of the late Gunner Burwell H. Snyder, who was serving with the Royal Canadian Artillery on the west coast and was accidentally killed at Terrace, B.C., on Friday, May 5, will arrive in Kitchener on Thursday evening. The funeral service will be held at the Ratz-Beehtel Funeral Home on Friday at 3.30 p.m. Interment will be made In Woodland Cemetery. Rev. C. W. Sorley will officiate. Kitchener Daily Record 9 May 1944 pg 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Snyder, Burwell Harvey 30 years Birthdate: 1914 Died: 1944 May 5 Rank: Gunner Unit: Royal Canadian Artillery Force: Army Service Number: A601892 Additional Details son of Harry & Eva Snyder of Kitchener [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Snyder/ Harry Snyder/ 1885-1964/ Eva Snyder/ 1885-1977 [A] Burwell/ 1913-1944 [B] Hazel/ 1908-1953 [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019005-08. Harry Burwell Snyder, 23, occ. Electrician, b. Blenheim, No Residence Given, son of Burwell Snyder and Martha Stokes married Eva Rose Mitchell, 23, occ. Housekeeper, b. New Hamburg, No Residence Given, daughter of Thomas Francis Mitchell and Frieda Appel, Witn: Lizzie Appel and William Howard Mitchell both of Berlin, 19 March 1908 in Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - Cause: Cause: Accidentally Killed - 5 May 1944 - Terrace, British Columbia Buried - 12 May 1944 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth