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Snow, A.G., Sgt., 1943
On the Runnymede Memorial is the name of 1091872 Sergeant Albert George Snow, serving with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died 03/03/1943.

Sgt. Snow’s father ran The Stag Inn in Stockton. Sgt. Snow himself worked as first superintendent for Stockton Borough Council.

Sgt. Snow was serving with 51 Squadron. He was a crew member of Halifax II W7861 MH-B which took off from Snaith on a bombing mission to Hamburg. The aircraft was lost without trace.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1943; W.R. Chorley; 1996; Midland Counties Publications; ISBN 0 904597 90 3.

He was mentioned in an article in the Northern Echo 30/11/1993 in which a proposal was made to have a memorial for Borough Council workers who died in two great wars and subsequent wars.

Simon Glancey adds the following from the National Probate Calendar:

SNOW Albert George of Stag Inn, 35 Silver Street, Stockton-on-Tees died on or since 3 March 1943 on war service. Administration Durham 25 September to George Thomas Snow, licensed victualler.


The CWGC entry for Sergeant Snow

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk