Private

Joseph Bentrick Read

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel Charles and Martha Mary Read, of 352, Barbadoes St., Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
27959
Name:
Joseph Bentrick Read
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. Read (mother), 352 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Salesman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 66
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Joseph Bentrick Read
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