Regimental number | 188 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | 47 Townsend Cottages, Marylebone, London, England |
School | Railway Street National School, Barnes, Middlesex, London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 47 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plasterer |
Address | c/o Mr Hindmarsh, Washington Street, Hilton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Brother, Arthur Read, 85 Greyhound Road, Fulham, London W, England |
Previous military service | Served for 7 years in the 1st and 2nd Bns, Dorsetshire Regt. Fought in South African War 1900-1901; received a Medal and 5 Bars. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps (Nov 1914) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/112/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Eastern on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion, AN&MEF |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 50 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 187 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Mr. A. READ, 28 Aspenlea Road, Hammersmith, London, W.6. Native of Marylebone, London, England |
Other details |
War service: Rabaul Embarked from Sydney, 25 January 1915; died of blackwater fever, 11 February 1915. Personal effects sold on the advice of Headquarters, Rabaul, for three pounds ten shillings. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 50 |