Private

Claude Raymond Read

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Betsy Read, of Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
31708
Name:
Claude Raymond Read
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
27 August 1896
Next of Kin: 
William Read (father), Pencarrow Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Insurance clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
26 February 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 68
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Plymouth, England (30 January 1917)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 2. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Claude Raymond Read
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