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READ, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3675 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Swanscombe, Kent, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Glazier |
| Died: | Natural causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 29 July 1967 |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3675, Melbourne | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3675, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3675, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3675, 14th Infantry Battalion, Contusions to feet | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3675, 14th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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