Alexander James READ

READ, Alexander James

    Service Numbers: 1176, 1166
    Enlisted: 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW. Later issued with the service number 1166
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
    Home Town: Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Grocer
    Died: Illness (Pneumonia), At sea (HS Gascon), 3 June 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain Lee Warner officiated Panel 15, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Woodville Roll of Honor, Woodville Volunteers Honor Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    7 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1176, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW. Later issued with the service number 1166
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 1176, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1176, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
    3 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1166, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1166 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-06-03

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of George and Jane Read of 'Woodville', Maitland, NSW

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Had previously served with the Cadet for 3 years

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