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READ, Richard James Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1009 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Arundel, Sussex, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 29., Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1009, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1009, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1885 Read Richard James R East Preston 2b 392.
He was 29 and the son of Richard and Anne Read of Arundel.; husband of Elsie Hosking (formerly Read), of 151, Clark St., Northcote, Victoria, Australia.
He is remembered on the Arundel War Memorial which is in the form of a Cross and which stands in the town centre and contains 93 names for 1914-1918
The memorial was unveiled on 24th July 1921 by Lord Leconfield.