| 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. |