Snowden, Harris
311307 Private, 'C' Company, 23rd Battalion, Tank Corps
Born 20th September 1883 in Scotter
Son of Adam (a coal dealer from Westwoodside) and Ann (Anna; nee Cook of Scotter)
Family lived on West Street
As a young man worked as a domestic servant at the West Street farm of William Fox
Became a baker
In 1911 living at Darlington in the home of Joseph James Hutchinson (a tailor) and his wife Isabella Mary (nee Saunderson)
Married her younger sister Elizabeth Ada Saunderson at Darlington in 1913
Son Arthur born in 1915
Lived at 38 Rydal Road, Bank Top, Darlington
Enlisted on 11th December 1915 in the town
Described as Wesleyan, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 134 pounds
Called up on 24th August 1918 and posted to the depot at Wareham
Sent to Bovington Camp in Dorset
At Ripon given 28 days furlough on 27th January 1919 with demobilization to follow
Transferred to Class ‘Z’ Army Reserve
Died in 1956 aged 73 in the Darlington registration district
Father buried in the churchyard and mother in Scotter Cemetery
Brother of Arthur Cook
Brother of Frank
Brother of Walter