READ, Robert
| Service Number: | 4587 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gooburrum, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 1 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 18 March 1963, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Gooburrum State School Honour Roll, Tegege Hall Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4587, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4587, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 4587, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 1 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4587, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Nov 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4587, 42nd Infantry Battalion, per Namrie | |
| 18 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4587, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Robert was the eleventh of sixteen children of Frederick Read (born 1885 in Essex in England) and Ellen Jane Chase (born 1864 in Hampshire in England). Frederick and Ellen met in Gooburrum near Bundaberg in QLD and married in 188. Frederick was a Labourer and Selector, and involved in community affairs. The family setteld at Yandarran Creek near Avondale just before the commencement of WWI.
Robert was a Labourer when he enlisted in the AIF in Bundaberg, QLD in 1916. He served with 31st Infantry Battalion and 49th Infantry Battalion as a Private (Service No: 4587) and was WIA in France in 1918. Robert was Discharged in 1919 and worked as a Labourer in Avondale near Bundaberg in QLD.
Robert's nephews
- sons of his brother Frederick served in WWII - Mervyn Frederick (Private Q42456; 49 Battalion was KIA in 1942) and Dudley Allan (Sapper Q76837)
- sons of his sister Nellie served in WWII - Lawrence Frederick Quinn (Corporal QX10993, 2/9 Battalion) and Robert Andrew Quinn (Corporal Q135613)
- sons of his sister Lucy served in WWII - Arthur Leslie Beyer (Private QX44208/Q24654, 49 Battalion) and Charles Nicholas Beyer (Private QX53303/Q71918)
In 1924 Robert married Lily May Lovett (born 1897 in Bundaberg, QLD) in Petersham, NSW. They settled in Avondale, QLD where Robert worked as a Labourer until he retired in the late 1950's. He and Lily then lived in Bundaberg, QLD where Robert died in 1963 and Lily in 1973
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