READ, William Herbert
| Service Number: | 2725 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caurnamont, River Murray, South Australia, 13 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Eurelia, Orroroo/Carrieton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Purnong Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Telegraph operator |
| Died: | Illness, London, England, 22 January 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Southall (Havelock) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mannum War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2725, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 2725, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 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
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