READ, William Herbert
| Service Number: | 2725 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caurnamont, South Australia, Australia , 13 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Eurelia, Orroroo/Carrieton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Purnong Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Telegraph operator |
| Died: | Illness, 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, London, England, 22 January 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Southall (Havelock) Cemetery, Middlesex, United Kingdom X2 1 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mannum District Roll of Honor, Mannum War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2725, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2725, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2725, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Regret was expressed in the Eurelia district when news was received of the death of Pte. W. H. Read, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Read, of Mannum. Pte. Read was porter at the local railway station for about three years. His genial and obliging disposi
tion made him popular. Pte. Read resigned his position in the S.A. railway service to take up a position as operating porter on the East-West Railway, where be remained for almost a year. He enlisted on June 9, and sailed for the front on October 23. He was taken ill shortly after arriving in England, and was sent to a London Hospital on January 15 suffering from pneumonia, which in addition to heart failure, caused his death on January 25. Two brothers, Ptes. C. H. and R. S. Read are serving with the forces
LATE PTE. W. H. READ. (1917, February 8). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59900909
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 22nd January…… William Herbert Read was born at Caurnamont, River Murray, South Australia on 13th March, 1891.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th July, 1916 as a 25 year old, single, Telegraph Operator from Eurola, South Australia.
Private William Herbert Read, Service number 2725, embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) on 23rd October, 1916 with the 50th Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcements & disembarked at Devonport, England on 28th December, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England.
On 11th January, 1917 Private Read was admitted to 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, London, England sick with Pneumonia. He was reported to be seriously ill on 15th January, 1917.
Base Records advised Mrs B. Read, Mannum, South Australia, on 19th January, 1917 that her son Private William H. Read was dangerously ill with Pneumonia. She was advised on 24th January, 1917 that her son had been admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital on 15th January.
Private William Herbert Read died on 22nd January, 1917 at 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, London, England from Lobar Pneumonia & Heart failure.
He was buried in Havelock Cemetery, Southall, Greater London, England where 4 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/southall.html
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