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READ, Maurice Roy

Service Number:	4595
Enlisted:	30 November 1916, Enlisted at Kiama, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Central Tilba, New South Wales, 1895
Home Town:	Central Tilba, Eurobodalla, New South Wales
Schooling:	Petersham Superior Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Dealer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 18 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tilba District Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

25 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 4595, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 4595, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
30 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4595, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kiama, NSW

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Charles James and Amelia Read of Central Tilba, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal