Charles Louis READ

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Service Number:	3436
Enlisted:	31 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 23 September 1880
Home Town:	Yarra Junction, Yarra Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Brighton Road State School, St Kilda Victoria
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 26 July 1916, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 39. LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM
Memorials:	Yarra Junction Avenue of Honour, Yarra Junction War Memorial

31 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3436, 8th Infantry Battalion
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3436, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3436, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide
22 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion

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