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Ernest Alexander READ

Regimental number5165
Place of birthBendigo Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationOrchardist
AddressKangaroo Flat, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, G F Read, Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death12 February 1933
Place of burialKangaroo Flat Cemetery

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