Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

George Palmer Snider

In memory of:

Gunner George Palmer Snider

June 6, 1944
Toronto, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

B/84654

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Additional Information

Born:

October 3, 1919
Belleville, Ontario

Enlistment:

March 23, 1942
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Allan Y. Snider and Violet M. Snider, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 448 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CAYUGA (RIVERSIDE) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Photo of George Snider– Snider, George Palmer - Gunner. Born 3rd October, 1919, at Belleville, Ont. Educated at Queen Alexandra Public School, Belleville, and Whitney Public School and Jarvis Collegiate Institute, Toronto. Entered the service of the Bank l7thJanuary, 1939. Served at Spadina & College (Toronto). Enlisted 19th March, 1942, from that branch in R.C.A.P.C. Trained at Hamilton and Otillia, Ont. Transferred to R.C.A. in August, 1943. Trained at Petawawa, Ont. Died at Toronto 6th June, 1944, following a serious operation. Gunner Snider was a son of the late Allan Y. Snider, a former member of the Bank's staff. From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

    Details

    Photo of George Snider
    Photo of George Snider – Snider, George Palmer - Gunner. Born 3rd October, 1919, at Belleville, Ont. Educated at Queen Alexandra Public School, Belleville, and Whitney Public School and Jarvis Collegiate Institute, Toronto. Entered the service of the Bank l7thJanuary, 1939. Served at Spadina & College (Toronto). Enlisted 19th March, 1942, from that branch in R.C.A.P.C. Trained at Hamilton and Otillia, Ont. Transferred to R.C.A. in August, 1943. Trained at Petawawa, Ont. Died at Toronto 6th June, 1944, following a serious operation. Gunner Snider was a son of the late Allan Y. Snider, a former member of the Bank's staff. From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: