Ronald Barnard SNEDDON

SNEDDON, Ronald Barnard

Service Number: 403228
Enlisted: 4 January 1941
Last Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit: No. 451 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 15 January 1922
Home Town: Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Ground Battle, Corsica, Corsica, France, 12 May 1944, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Biguglia War Cemetery, France
Biguglia War Cemetery, Corsica, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 403228
4 Jan 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 403228
12 May 1944: Involvement No. 451 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

A German air raid on 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF based at Poretta airfield in Corsica killed:

Ward, John Duncan (Flight Lieutenant) 408177

Sneddon, Ronald Barnard (Flight Lieutenant) 403228

Bulcock, Francis Edward (Corporal) 24205

Ewans, Alan (LAC) 11204

Branch, Sydney James (LAC) 14436

Conrad, Clarence Arthur (LAC) 30550

McKay, Harold Alexander (LAC) 11963

Haggart, Donald Cameron (LAC) 14675

Three other RAAF members were injured, they survived the war: Andrews, Reginald Daniel (LAC) 10142 / Burslem, Ronald Morrison (LAC) 30366 / Lewis, Jack Charles (LAC) 10065

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