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	* {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927140522/http://www.radioacademy.org.uk/record.jsp?type=celeb&ID=48 \|date=27 September 2007 \|title=John Snagge }} at the Radio Academy's Hall of Fame.		* {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927140522/http://www.radioacademy.org.uk/record.jsp?type=celeb&ID=48 \|date=27 September 2007 \|title=John Snagge }} at the Radio Academy's Hall of Fame.
	* [https://vimeo.com/48798490 John Snagge announcing the D Day landings, 6 June 1944]		* [https://vimeo.com/48798490 John Snagge announcing the D Day landings, 6 June 1944]

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	During the 1949 [[w:The Boat Race\|University Boat Race]] Snagge's voice filled with excitement and he reported: "I can't see who's in the lead but it's either Oxford or Cambridge".		During the 1949 [[w:The Boat Race\|University Boat Race]] Snagge's voice filled with excitement and he reported: "I can't see who's in the lead but it's either Oxford or Cambridge".

	He was the guardian of [[w:Wally Hope\|Wally Hope]], founder of the [[w:Stonehenge Free Festival\|Stonehenge Free Festival]], until ~~his~~ premature death in 1975.		He was the guardian of [[w:Wally Hope\|Wally Hope]], founder of the [[w:Stonehenge Free Festival\|Stonehenge Free Festival]], until Hope's premature death in 1975.

	John Snagge died in [[w:Slough\|Slough]] from [[w:Head and neck cancer\|throat cancer]] in 1996, aged 91.		John Snagge died in [[w:Slough\|Slough]] from [[w:Head and neck cancer\|throat cancer]] in 1996, aged 91.

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	\|occupation = Commentator and presenter		\|occupation = Commentator and presenter
	\|spouse = {{marriage\|Eileen Joscelyne\|1936\|1980\|end=~~her death~~}}~~<br>~~{{marriage\|Joan Wilson\|1982\|1992\|end=~~her death~~}}		\|spouse =
			*{{marriage\|Eileen Joscelyne\|1936\|1980\|end=d.}}
			*{{marriage\|Joan Wilson\|1982\|1992\|end=d.}}
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	[[File:London Calling medewerkers van de BBC voor onze microfoon.ogv\|upright=1.35\|thumb\|start=1:16\|end=1:45\|John Snagge (r) with [[w:Frits Thors\|Frits Thors]] during a conference in the Netherlands with [[w:Radio Oranje\|Radio Oranje]] in 1946]]		[[File:London Calling medewerkers van de BBC voor onze microfoon.ogv\|upright=1.35\|thumb\|start=1:16\|end=1:45\|John Snagge (r) with [[w:Frits Thors\|Frits Thors]] during a conference in the Netherlands with [[w:Radio Oranje\|Radio Oranje]] in 1946]]

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	\|birth_name = John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge		\|birth_name = John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge
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{{Infobox person
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|birth_name = John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge
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[[File:London Calling medewerkers van de BBC voor onze microfoon.ogv|upright=1.35|thumb|start=1:16|end=1:45|John Snagge (r) with [[Frits Thors]] during a conference in the Netherlands with [[Radio Oranje]] in 1946]]

'''John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (8 May 1904 – 25 March 1996) was a British [[news presenter|newsreader]] and [[Pundit (expert)|commentator]] on [[BBC Radio]].

==Life==
Born in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], [[London]], he was educated at [[Winchester College]] and [[Pembroke College, Oxford]], where he obtained a degree in law. He then joined the BBC, taking up the position of assistant director at [[Stoke-on-Trent]]'s new relay station 6ST.<ref name="Street2009">{{cite book|author=Seán Street|title=The A to Z of British Radio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wAEk9veAhpAC&pg=PA239|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7013-0|page=239}}</ref> He broadcast his first sports commentary (of a [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] versus [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] [[football (soccer)|football]] match) in January 1927, after the BBC obtained the rights to cover major sporting events.

In 1928, Snagge was transferred to [[London]] to work as one of the BBC's main announcers alongside [[Stuart Hibberd]]. From 1931 until 1980, he commentated on the annual Oxford-Cambridge [[The Boat Race|Boat Race]]. He provided commentary for the [[coronation]] of [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] in 1937 and again in 1953 for the coronation of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]].

At the start of the [[Second World War]], Snagge was made the BBC's presentation director and delivered important radio announcements as the war unfolded. By the time of the [[Normandy Landings|D-Day]] landings in 1944, he was presenting the magazine programme ''[[War Report]]'' which featured regular news from the beaches of [[Normandy]]. He announced that Allied Armies have started landing "on the northern coast of France" at 9.32 am on 6 June, but without giving the actual location (Normandy).

In the early 1950s, Snagge played a role in negotiations that led to the radio comedy series ''[[The Goon Show]]'' being commissioned by the BBC. He was also the subject of many running gags during the show, and provided many self-parodying announcements, usually recorded. He also featured as himself in the episode ''The Greenslade Story'', alongside regular announcer [[Wallace Greenslade]]. He was a defender of the show against many efforts to cancel it, even to staking his career on it. Later, in the 1970s, he echoed his wartime role by appearing as the newsreader in the radio version of ''[[Dad's Army]]'', setting the scene at the beginning of each episode.

He appeared as himself in the 1960 TV ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'' episode, 'The East Cheam Centenary', where he commentates on the street 'procession', from Hancock's bedroom at 23 Railway Cuttings.

Snagge retired in 1965, but continued to provide commentaries for the Boat Race until 1980. The same year his wife Eileen died. Around this time he also appeared on [[Noel Edmonds]]'s [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] show on Sunday mornings, a role subsequently taken up by [[Brian Perkins]].

When BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent (now [[BBC Radio Stoke]]) was launched in 1968 Snagge introduced the new station by apologising for the break in transmission that had occurred on 30 October 1928, i.e. the close of 6ST, and that it was " due to circumstances beyond our control. Normal transmission has now been resumed".<ref name="Higgins2015">{{cite book|author=Charlotte Higgins|title=This New Noise: The Extraordinary Birth and Troubled Life of the BBC|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ncLSCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT134|date=16 June 2015|publisher=Guardian Faber Publishing|isbn=978-1-78335-073-5|page=134}}</ref>

He voiced the commentary on the [[Sex Pistols]] track, Pistols Propaganda, which appeared on the B-side of their single (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sex-Pistols-Im-Not-Your-Stepping-Stone/release/1300561|title=Sex Pistols – (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone (1980, Vinyl)|website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> The track is the soundtrack to the trailer for their film, [[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]].

During the 1949 [[The Boat Race|University Boat Race]] Snagge's voice filled with excitement and he reported: "I can't see who's in the lead but it's either Oxford or Cambridge".

He was the guardian of [[Wally Hope]], founder of the [[Stonehenge Free Festival]], until his premature death in 1975.

John Snagge died in [[Slough]] from [[Head and neck cancer|throat cancer]] in 1996, aged 91.

==Family==

Snagge was the son of Sir Thomas Mordaunt Snagge (1868–1955), also known as Judge Mordaunt Snagge, knighted in 1931,<ref>The National Archives of the United Kingdom, ''Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911'' (reference RG14; piece 405).</ref> and Gwendaline Rose Emily Colomb (1876–1966).

His paternal grandfather was Sir Thomas William Snagge, [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] (1837–1914).<ref>[[s:Author:Thomas William Snagge|Author: Thomas William Snagge, accessed on 6 December 2013]]. ''Debrett's House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench, 1922'', p. 367.</ref> His mother's father was the British naval strategist, [[John Colomb|Sir John Colomb]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] (1838–1909).

He was married twice: firstly, in 1936, to Eileen Mary Joscelyne (the daughter of Harry Percy Joscelyne).<ref>''The Times'' (Monday, 21 September 1936), p. 15. Marriage registered in Eton Registration District in the third quarter of 1936</ref> She died in 1980. He married, secondly, Joan Wilson in 1982. She predeceased him in 1992.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-john-snagge-1344505.html The Independent: "Obituary: John Snagge", 28 MARCH 1996]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
*[http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/lotw/1.html ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'']

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0810871}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927140522/http://www.radioacademy.org.uk/record.jsp?type=celeb&ID=48 |date=27 September 2007 |title=John Snagge }} at the Radio Academy's Hall of Fame.
* [https://vimeo.com/48798490 John Snagge announcing the D Day landings, 6 June 1944]

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	During the 1949 [[w:The Boat Race\|University Boat Race]] Snagge's voice filled with excitement and he reported: "I can't see who's in the lead but it's either Oxford or Cambridge".		During the 1949 [[w:The Boat Race\|University Boat Race]] Snagge's voice filled with excitement and he reported: "I can't see who's in the lead but it's either Oxford or Cambridge".

	He was the guardian of [[w:Wally Hope\|Wally Hope]], founder of the [[w:Stonehenge Free Festival\|Stonehenge Free Festival]], until ~~his~~ premature death in 1975.		He was the guardian of [[w:Wally Hope\|Wally Hope]], founder of the [[w:Stonehenge Free Festival\|Stonehenge Free Festival]], until Hope's premature death in 1975.

	John Snagge died in [[w:Slough\|Slough]] from [[w:Head and neck cancer\|throat cancer]] in 1996, aged 91.		John Snagge died in [[w:Slough\|Slough]] from [[w:Head and neck cancer\|throat cancer]] in 1996, aged 91.

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	\|birth_name = John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge		\|birth_name = John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge
	\|birth_date = {{Birth date\|1904\|05\|08\|df=yes}}		\|birth_date = {{Birth date\|1904\|05\|08\|df=yes}}
	\|birth_place = [[Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]], [[London]], England		\|birth_place = [[w:Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]], [[w:London\|London]], England
	\|death_date = {{Death date and age\|1996\|03\|25\|1904\|05\|08\|df=yes}}		\|death_date = {{Death date and age\|1996\|03\|25\|1904\|05\|08\|df=yes}}
	\|death_place = [[Slough]], [[Berkshire]], England		\|death_place = [[w:Slough\|Slough]], [[w:Berkshire\|Berkshire]], England
	\|occupation = Commentator and presenter		\|occupation = Commentator and presenter
	\|spouse = {{marriage\|Eileen Joscelyne\|1936\|1980\|end=her death}}<br>{{marriage\|Joan Wilson\|1982\|1992\|end=her death}}		\|spouse = {{marriage\|Eileen Joscelyne\|1936\|1980\|end=her death}}<br>{{marriage\|Joan Wilson\|1982\|1992\|end=her death}}
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	[[File:London Calling medewerkers van de BBC voor onze microfoon.ogv\|upright=1.35\|thumb\|start=1:16\|end=1:45\|John Snagge (r) with [[Frits Thors]] during a conference in the Netherlands with [[Radio Oranje]] in 1946]]		[[File:London Calling medewerkers van de BBC voor onze microfoon.ogv\|upright=1.35\|thumb\|start=1:16\|end=1:45\|John Snagge (r) with [[w:Frits Thors\|Frits Thors]] during a conference in the Netherlands with [[w:Radio Oranje\|Radio Oranje]] in 1946]]

	'''John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge''' [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (8 May 1904 – 25 March 1996) was a British [[news presenter\|newsreader]] and [[Pundit (expert)\|commentator]] on [[BBC Radio]].		'''John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge''' [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (8 May 1904 – 25 March 1996) was a British [[w:news presenter\|newsreader]] and [[w:Pundit (expert)\|commentator]] on [[w:BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]].

	==Life==		==Life==
	Born in [[Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]], [[London]], he was educated at [[Winchester College]] and [[Pembroke College, Oxford]], where he obtained a degree in law. He then joined the BBC, taking up the position of assistant director at [[Stoke-on-Trent]]'s new relay station 6ST.<ref name="Street2009">{{cite book\|author=Seán Street\|title=The A to Z of British Radio\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wAEk9veAhpAC&pg=PA239\|date=4 August 2009\|publisher=Scarecrow Press\|isbn=978-0-8108-7013-0\|page=239}}</ref> He broadcast his first sports commentary (of a [[Hull City A.F.C.\|Hull City]] versus [[Stoke City F.C.\|Stoke City]] [[football (soccer)\|football]] match) in January 1927, after the BBC obtained the rights to cover major sporting events.		Born in [[w:Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]], [[w:London\|London]], he was educated at [[w:Winchester College\|Winchester College]] and [[w:Pembroke College, Oxford\|Pembroke College]], where he obtained a degree in law. He then joined the BBC, taking up the position of assistant director at [[w:Stoke-on-Trent\|Stoke-on-Trent]]'s new relay station 6ST.<ref name="Street2009">{{cite book\|author=Seán Street\|title=The A to Z of British Radio\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wAEk9veAhpAC&pg=PA239\|date=4 August 2009\|publisher=Scarecrow Press\|isbn=978-0-8108-7013-0\|page=239}}</ref> He broadcast his first sports commentary (of a [[w:Hull City A.F.C.\|Hull City]] versus [[w:Stoke City F.C.\|Stoke City]] [[w:football (soccer)\|football]] match) in January 1927, after the BBC obtained the rights to cover major sporting events.

	In 1928, Snagge was transferred to [[London]] to work as one of the BBC's main announcers alongside [[Stuart Hibberd]]. From 1931 until 1980, he commentated on the annual Oxford-Cambridge [[The Boat Race\|Boat Race]]. He provided commentary for the [[coronation]] of [[George VI of the United Kingdom\|King George VI]] in 1937 and again in 1953 for the coronation of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom\|Queen Elizabeth II]].		In 1928, Snagge was transferred to [[w:London\|London]] to work as one of the BBC's main announcers alongside [[w:Stuart Hibberd\|Stuart Hibberd]]. From 1931 until 1980, he commentated on the annual Oxford-Cambridge [[w:The Boat Race\|Boat Race]]. He provided commentary for the [[w:coronation\|coronation]] of [[w:George VI of the United Kingdom\|King George VI]] in 1937 and again in 1953 for the coronation of [[w:Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom\|Queen Elizabeth II]].

	At the start of the [[Second World War]], Snagge was made the BBC's presentation director and delivered important radio announcements as the war unfolded. By the time of the [[Normandy Landings\|D-Day]] landings in 1944, he was presenting the magazine programme ''[[War Report]]'' which featured regular news from the beaches of [[Normandy]]. He announced that Allied Armies have started landing "on the northern coast of France" at 9.32 am on 6 June, but without giving the actual location (Normandy).		At the start of the [[w:Second World War\|Second World War]], Snagge was made the BBC's presentation director and delivered important radio announcements as the war unfolded. By the time of the [[w:Normandy Landings\|D-Day]] landings in 1944, he was presenting the magazine programme ''[[w:War Report\|War Report]]'' which featured regular news from the beaches of [[w:Normandy\|Normandy]]. He announced that Allied Armies have started landing "on the northern coast of France" at 9.32 am on 6 June, but without giving the actual location (Normandy).

	In the early 1950s, Snagge played a role in negotiations that led to the radio comedy series ''[[The Goon Show]]'' being commissioned by the BBC. He was also the subject of many running gags during the show, and provided many self-parodying announcements, usually recorded. He also featured as himself in the episode ''The Greenslade Story'', alongside regular announcer [[Wallace Greenslade]]. He was a defender of the show against many efforts to cancel it, even to staking his career on it. Later, in the 1970s, he echoed his wartime role by appearing as the newsreader in the radio version of ''[[Dad's Army]]'', setting the scene at the beginning of each episode.		In the early 1950s, Snagge played a role in negotiations that led to the radio comedy series ''[[The Goon Show]]'' being commissioned by the BBC. He was also the subject of many running gags during the show, and provided many self-parodying announcements, usually recorded. He also featured as himself in the episode ''[[The Greenslade Story]]'', alongside regular announcer [[Wallace Greenslade]]. He was a defender of the show against many efforts to cancel it, even to staking his career on it. Later, in the 1970s, he echoed his wartime role by appearing as the newsreader in the radio version of ''[[Dad's Army]]'', setting the scene at the beginning of each episode.

	He appeared as himself in the 1960 TV ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'' episode, 'The East Cheam Centenary', where he commentates on the street 'procession', from Hancock's bedroom at 23 Railway Cuttings.		He appeared as himself in the 1960 TV ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'' episode, '[[The East Cheam Centenary]]', where he commentates on the street 'procession', from Hancock's bedroom at 23 Railway Cuttings.

	Snagge retired in 1965, but continued to provide commentaries for the Boat Race until 1980. The same year his wife Eileen died. Around this time he also appeared on [[Noel Edmonds]]'s [[BBC Radio 1\|Radio 1]] show on Sunday mornings, a role subsequently taken up by [[Brian Perkins]].		Snagge retired in 1965, but continued to provide commentaries for the Boat Race until 1980. The same year his wife Eileen died. Around this time he also appeared on [[w:Noel Edmonds\|Noel Edmonds]]' [[w:BBC Radio 1\|Radio 1]] show on Sunday mornings, a role subsequently taken up by [[w:Brian Perkins\|Brian Perkins]].

	When BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent (now [[BBC Radio Stoke]]) was launched in 1968 Snagge introduced the new station by apologising for the break in transmission that had occurred on 30 October 1928, i.e. the close of 6ST, and that it was " due to circumstances beyond our control. Normal transmission has now been resumed".<ref name="Higgins2015">{{cite book\|author=Charlotte Higgins\|title=This New Noise: The Extraordinary Birth and Troubled Life of the BBC\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ncLSCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT134\|date=16 June 2015\|publisher=Guardian Faber Publishing\|isbn=978-1-78335-073-5\|page=134}}</ref>		When BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent (now [[w:BBC Radio Stoke\|BBC Radio Stoke]]) was launched in 1968 Snagge introduced the new station by apologising for the break in transmission that had occurred on 30 October 1928, i.e. the close of 6ST, and that it was " due to circumstances beyond our control. Normal transmission has now been resumed".<ref name="Higgins2015">{{cite book\|author=Charlotte Higgins\|title=This New Noise: The Extraordinary Birth and Troubled Life of the BBC\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ncLSCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT134\|date=16 June 2015\|publisher=Guardian Faber Publishing\|isbn=978-1-78335-073-5\|page=134}}</ref>

	He voiced the commentary on the [[Sex Pistols]] track, Pistols Propaganda, which appeared on the B-side of their single (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sex-Pistols-Im-Not-Your-Stepping-Stone/release/1300561\|title=Sex Pistols – (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone (1980, Vinyl)\|website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> The track is the soundtrack to the trailer for their film, [[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]].		He voiced the commentary on the [[w:Sex Pistols\|Sex Pistols]] track, Pistols Propaganda, which appeared on the B-side of their single (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sex-Pistols-Im-Not-Your-Stepping-Stone/release/1300561\|title=Sex Pistols – (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone (1980, Vinyl)\|website=[[w:Discogs\|]]}}</ref> The track is the soundtrack to the trailer for their film, [[w:The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle\|The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]].

	During the 1949 [[The Boat Race\|University Boat Race]] Snagge's voice filled with excitement and he reported: "I can't see who's in the lead but it's either Oxford or Cambridge".		During the 1949 [[w:The Boat Race\|University Boat Race]] Snagge's voice filled with excitement and he reported: "I can't see who's in the lead but it's either Oxford or Cambridge".

	He was the guardian of [[Wally Hope]], founder of the [[Stonehenge Free Festival]], until his premature death in 1975.		He was the guardian of [[w:Wally Hope\|Wally Hope]], founder of the [[w:Stonehenge Free Festival\|Stonehenge Free Festival]], until his premature death in 1975.

	John Snagge died in [[Slough]] from [[Head and neck cancer\|throat cancer]] in 1996, aged 91.		John Snagge died in [[w:Slough\|Slough]] from [[w:Head and neck cancer\|throat cancer]] in 1996, aged 91.

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	Snagge was the son of Sir Thomas Mordaunt Snagge (1868–1955), also known as Judge Mordaunt Snagge, knighted in 1931,<ref>The National Archives of the United Kingdom, ''Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911'' (reference RG14; piece 405).</ref> and Gwendaline Rose Emily Colomb (1876–1966).		Snagge was the son of Sir Thomas Mordaunt Snagge (1868–1955), also known as Judge Mordaunt Snagge, knighted in 1931,<ref>The National Archives of the United Kingdom, ''Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911'' (reference RG14; piece 405).</ref> and Gwendaline Rose Emily Colomb (1876–1966).

	His paternal grandfather was Sir Thomas William Snagge, [[Order of St Michael and St George\|KCMG]] (1837–1914).<ref>[[s:Author:Thomas William Snagge\|Author: Thomas William Snagge, accessed on 6 December 2013]]. ''Debrett's House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench, 1922'', p. 367.</ref> His mother's father was the British naval strategist, [[John Colomb\|Sir John Colomb]], [[Order of St Michael and St George\|KCMG]] (1838–1909).		His paternal grandfather was Sir Thomas William Snagge, [[w:Order of St Michael and St George\|KCMG]] (1837–1914).<ref>[[w:Author:Thomas William Snagge\|Author: Thomas William Snagge, accessed on 6 December 2013]]. ''Debrett's House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench, 1922'', p. 367.</ref> His mother's father was the British naval strategist, [[w:John Colomb\|Sir John Colomb]], [[w:Order of St Michael and St George\|KCMG]] (1838–1909).

	He was married twice: firstly, in 1936, to Eileen Mary Joscelyne (the daughter of Harry Percy Joscelyne).<ref>''The Times'' (Monday, 21 September 1936), p. 15. Marriage registered in Eton Registration District in the third quarter of 1936</ref> She died in 1980. He married, secondly, Joan Wilson in 1982. She predeceased him in 1992.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-john-snagge-1344505.html The Independent: "Obituary: John Snagge", 28 MARCH 1996]</ref>		He was married twice: firstly, in 1936, to Eileen Mary Joscelyne (the daughter of Harry Percy Joscelyne).<ref>''The Times'' (Monday, 21 September 1936), p. 15. Marriage registered in Eton Registration District in the third quarter of 1936</ref> She died in 1980. He married, secondly, Joan Wilson in 1982. She predeceased him in 1992.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-john-snagge-1344505.html The Independent: "Obituary: John Snagge", 28 MARCH 1996]</ref>