| Name |
William John READ |
| Rank/Number |
Company Sergeant Major 8959 |
| Regiment |
Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Enlisted |
Slough |
| Age/Date of death |
39 15 Oct 1916 |
| How died/Theatre of war |
Killed in action France & Flanders |
| Last known address |
1911: serving in Lucknow, India |
| Cemetery |
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
| Grave or Memorial Reference |
Pier & Face 5D & 12B |
| Location of memorial |
Chesham War Memorial |
| Date/Place of birth |
c1878 Chesham |
| Date/Place of baptism |
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| Pre-war occupation of Casualty |
regular soldier |
| Parents |
John & Emily or Emma Read nee Palmer |
| Parent's occupation |
labourer |
| Parents' Address (last known) |
285 Waterside, Chesham |
| Wife |
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| Wife's Address (last known) |
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| Notes |
no W Read was found in Military records but there is a John Read whose details correspond with those for William Read, mentioned in the Bucks Examiner. Perhaps he was known as William at home and John in the Army? Served a total of 21 years including in Boer War. Footballer |