READ Harry

  • First Name(s):
    Harry 
  • Surname:
    READ
  • Service Number:
    27142
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    9th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    15th December 1916
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Basra Memorial, Iraq, Panel 18 and 63.
  • Place of Birth:
    Belbroughton, Worcestershire, resident Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, enlisted Belbroughton
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

READ Harry Is Named On These Memorials

Fairfield War Memorial

Further Information About READ Harry

Bromsgrove Weekly Messenger, 6th January 1917:
Private Harry Read, Worcestershire Regiment, resident Fairfield.  Killed in action on 15th December 1916.  Son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Thomas Read.  He enlisted on 27th January 1916 and was drafted to the front on 12th May.  Before joining the army he was employed by Mr Grant, builder of Kings Norton.  A brother is with the colours.  The report includes a photograph of Private Harry Read.

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Credits: Bromsgrove Weekly Messenger researched and transcribed by Adrian Carter.