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READ, George James Henry

Service Number:	683
Enlisted:	27 December 1915, Rockhampton
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia, 4 May 1897
Home Town:	Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fireman
Died:	Natural causes, Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia, 15 September 1960, aged 63 years
Cemetery:	Mount Morgan Cemetery
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World War 1 Service

27 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 683, Rockhampton
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 683, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 683, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
16 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion
26 Aug 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion
14 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 41st Infantry Battalion
11 Mar 1919:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, During operations south of Bony on 29 September, 1918, while his platoon was bombing its way up the Hindenburg Line, he displayed great daring and initiative by covering the advance with a Lewis gun, and so allowed the party mopping up to continue their work of clearing out a machine gun. From the trench in which his platoon was working he crept out in face of the fire from six enemy machine guns, covered the enemy strong point from a distance of 40 yards, drew the fire, and thus prevented the enemy from firing on our bombers. This enabled them to get within range from bombing, and they cleared the strong point.
17 Jun 1919:	Honoured Military Medal, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, During operations north of Peronne on 1st September, 1918, Temporary Corporal Read displayed great initiative and courage in the handling of his Lewis Gun Section. Perceiving that a flank platoon was being temporarily checked by enemy Machine Guns, he crept forward to a commanding position and at great personal risk observed the position of these guns. He then moved back to the Platoon, took charge of his section, and moved them to a flank where he successfully engaged and silenced the enemy guns. By his prompt action, he undoubtedly saved many casualties and enabled the advance to be continued.
2 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 683, 41st Infantry Battalion

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