Robert Henry READ

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Service Number:	1648
Enlisted:	28 July 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia, 29 October 1891
Home Town:	Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 June 1968, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld Church of England New C, Row 7, Grave 11
Memorials:	"Men From Kerry" Honour Roll, Beaudesert War Memorial

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1648, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld.
30 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1648, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
30 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1648, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
1 May 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1648, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Returned to Australia

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Son of Henry Thomas READ and Letitia Jane nee POLLOCK, Widgee Creek, Beaudesert, Queensland

Cremated and also memorialised at Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium - Ashes interred at Ipswich General Cemetery

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