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READ, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3599 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bredgar, Kent, England, 23 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 17 November 1975, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria CE-107-0042 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3599, Melbourne | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3599, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3599, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3599, 14th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Noreuil, GSW forearm | |
| 1 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3599, 14th Infantry Battalion |
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