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John READ

Regimental number3168
Place of birthHoxne-Eye, Suffolk, England
SchoolHoxne Eye, Suffolk, England
Age on arrival in Australia22
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor driver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Read, 16 Church Street, Moxne Eye, Suffolk, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/29/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Thirty Seven on 21 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 2 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. II), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edgar and Mary READ, 329 Battle Road, Hollington, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England. Native of Hoxne, Suffolk, England
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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