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Mentioned in Despatches (8) Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas D’Oyly Snow, KCB, KCMG (5 May 1858 – 30 August 1940) was a British Army officer who fought on the Western Front during the First World War.
- 1879–1920
- British Army
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Snow, KCB, KCMG, was born on May 5, 1858, in Newton Valence, Hampshire, England. He was the 3rd child and first-born son of Rev. George D'Oyly Snow and his wife, Maria- Jane (Barlow) Snow.
- Male
- May 5, 1858
- Charlotte-Geraldine (Coke) Snow
- August 30, 1940
18 de out. de 2008 · Sir Thomas D'Oyly Snow, the grandfather of TV journalists Peter and Jon Snow, was a general at the Battle of the Somme who sent thousands of men to their deaths. Dan came close to tears...
The papers of General Sir Thomas D'Oyly Snow provide a remarkable insight into the mindset of the Great War commanders. Despite being severely injured during the first Battle of the Marne when his horse fell and rolled over him, cracking his pelvis, Snow served at some of the most important battles of the Western Front
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas D'Oyly Snow KCB KCMG Thomas was the eldest son of the Rev George D'Oyly Snow, born on 5 May 1858 at Newton Valence, Hants. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge.
26 de ago. de 2014 · 26 Aug 2014. My grandfather the WWI general: a hero, not a donkey. One hundred years ago today, my grandfather, Lieutenant General Sir Thomas D’Oyly Snow, led the retreat from Mons. It...
28 de abr. de 2021 · Sir Thomas D’Oyly Snow (Dan’s Great Grandfather) Dan knows his Great Grandfather was a Commanding Officer on the first day of The Somme, and a General. He had also been a young officer in the Zulu war. Dan thinks he was kicked out from the Western Front for being too old after the Battle of Cambrai.
