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Record #3559
Name :
: William Henry READ (1891 - 1917)


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Date of Birth
: 13 Jun 1891

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 25 Apr 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Bath
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Apr 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: MacPherson Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for William Henry Read; Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Bath; County: Avon, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 584. (Parents: John Hodnett Read and Lillian Rose Fry, who married in Bath, Somersetshire, England, in 1888.)

In 1901, William H. Read, 9 years of age, was shown residing at 89 Greame Street, Hulme, Moss Side, Lancashire, England. Other family members included: Albert V. Read, 4; Edward E Read, 7; Elizabeth A. J. Read, 1; John H. Read, 31, postal clerk; John H. Read, 12; Lilian A. Read, 31. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 3710; Folio: 51; Page: 40.)

A death registration was found for John Hodnett Read; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870; Year of Registration: 1904; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 34; District: Chorlton; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8c; Page: 540.

In 1907, William H. Read, 15, arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 48 boys en route to Belleville, Ontario, Canada, under "Rev. Wallace's Party."

On March 17, 1910, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between William Henry Read, 21, farmhand, son of John H. and Jane Read; and another home child, Daisy Lillian Pope, 19, "don't know her parents names - Came out to this country through Barnardo Homes".

In 1911, William Read, 20, farm manager, is shown residing with his wife, Daisy Read, 20, at Zorra West Township, Harrington Village, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as May 1891 and her immigration year as 1907.

On May 14, 1915, William Henry Read enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service Number: 602470; Force: Army; Unit: Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment); Division: 2nd Bn.). He declared that he was born in Bath, Somersetshire, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Mrs. Daisy Read, who resided at 96 Wellington Street, Stratford, Ontario, Canada; that he was a teamster; and that he had previously served for 8 months in the 28th Regiment of Stratford. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; medium complexion; grey eyes; and dark hair. He had distringuishing marks of a large brown birthmark on his abdomen, 3" in diameter and a depression on his chin.

Private William Henry Read died on April 25, 1917 in France. He is buried at BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France (Grave Reference: I. D. 10). 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-06 20:29:11 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 11:02:50 /

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