READ, Eric Falconer
| Service Number: | 3532 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales. Australia, 6 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bakers Creek, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Walkerston State School |
| Occupation: | Bridge Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 October 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Calvaire Cemetery, Montbrehain, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Mackay Railway Honour Board , Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3532, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3532, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3532, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 5 Oct 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3532, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Montbrehain, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3532 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-10-05 |
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Awarded the Military Medal (www.awm.gov.au) and also awarded the French Croix de Guerre (www.awm.gov.au)
"Private E. F. Read, formerly of the Railway Department, Mackay, in a recent letter to his friend, Mr. J. Lowcock, stated that he had been awarded the Military Medal." - from the Mackay Mercury 14 Sep 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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