SNOWDON, John William

21 April 1903 – 1 December 1961

Origin Gateshead, Durham, UK
Accompanying Family John Snowdon, Frances Snowdon & Reginald Snowdon
First settled in Pemberton, WA
Occupation in Australia Engineer

ORAMA

Departure Port London
Arrival Year 1913

Fremantle

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My father was the Engineer at King Edward Hospital during the war. He made a lot of instruments for the Doctors. He designed and built the first oxygen cot (now known as a Humidicrib) used at the hospital. There is a plaque recognising this at the hospital museum.

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