Lieutenant Hugh Mortain Snell
Service Number 253914
Campaign:
World War 2
Died:
4.8.1944
1SG
KIA Age 21
Buried at Florence War Cemetery, Italy. II, E, 18
Hugh followed his brother to Harrow and Matriculated in 1941. He was up at Christ Church for a year.
He was a cadet at Sandhurst in 1942 and was gazetted to the Scots Guards on January 29th 1943 [His half brother had served in the same regiment in WW1. He died in 1965.]
Plaque commemorating the death of Hugh M Snell, the first to fall in the Allied liberation of the city. In 1997, a plaque, written in Italian and English, was placed on the corner of via Wolf and Lungarno Serristori, Florence. It recalls the night of August 3rd / 4th 1944, when Lt. Hugh M. Snell was mortally wounded, there, in a fight with the Germans. He was part of a reconnaissance patrol of British and Italian soldiers, who had penetrated into the part of Florence which was still under German control. A remembrance ceremony is held every August
Memorial(s):
| Country | Location | Name of Memorial | Campaign | Names | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Wolf and Lungarno Serristori, Florence, Italy | Memorial at Wolf and Lungarno Serristori, Florence | World War 1 |
Hugh Snell | 4-8-1944 | View |
| England | Harrow School High Street Harrow Harrow Greater London HA1 2HT | Harrow School War Memorial | World War 1 World War 2 |
Hugh Snell | 4-8-1944 | View |
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