Regimental number | 2450 |
Place of birth | Rosewater, South Australia |
School | Port Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Warehouse assistant |
Address | King William Street, Rosewater, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Francis Mary Read, King William Street, Rosewater, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | PTE (A/CPL) |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 19.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No. 39), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Frances READ, King William Street, Rosewater, South Australia. Commemorated in Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt W. Read MC, MM. |