READE, Charles James
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia , 10 August 1863 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Bendigo High School and the Geelong Grammar, Melbourne University |
| Occupation: | Editor of Jamestown Review |
| Died: | Pneumonia , Ottawa, Canada , 21 January 1912, aged 48 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Jamestown and District Boer War Honour Board, Naval & Military Club of SA - Boer War Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Captain, 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles | |
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| 6 Jun 1900: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Major |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Captain Charles James Reade, the officer in command of the second South Australian Contingent for South Africa, is a Victorian by birth, and a son of Mr. George Reade of Hawksburn. Born in Bendigo in 1868, Captain Reade received his education at the Bendigo High School, subsequently entering the Melbourne University where he studied for the medical profession. Forsaking his intended calling, he went to South Australia in 1885 to take the position of Editor of the Jamestown Review, and identified himself with all matters affecting the district, and for years was a member of the municipal council. Though not an Adelaidean, the Captain, by his sterling qualities as an officer and a gentleman, has made for himself in the sister city a wide circle of friends and admirors, all of whom join in wishing the gallant officer a safe and speedy return home.
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