Eric Stanley READ

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READ, Eric Stanley

Service Numbers:	1792, 3579
Enlisted:	23 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Paterson, New South Wales, 10 November 1879
Home Town:	Paterson, Dungog, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes (senility), Dunwich, Queensland, 26 March 1943, aged 63 years
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Portion 10 Row 10 Grave 12
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World War 1 Service

23 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1792, Brisbane, Queensland
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1792, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1792, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
1 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3579, 57th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"READ, Mr. Stanley Eric (late No. 3579, 57th Btn., A.I.F.) —The Relatives & Friends of Mrs. M. J. Read & Family, of Rio Grande Flats. Vulture St., West End, are respectfully advised that the Funeral of their beloved Husband & Father is appointed to leave the Parlour, 400 Wickham St.. on Monday Morning, at 10 o'clock, for Toowong Cemetery, arriving 10.20..." - from the Courier Mail 27 Mar 1943 (nla.gov.au)

Biography contributed by John Winterbotham

Married to Mary Jane Crabbe in Lismore, NSW when aged 29.

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