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He was the son of Herbert Arthur Lewis Read of 194 Carrington Street, Adelaide.

Husband of May Read, of Holloway, London.

Deaths Mar 1919   Read Frederick J 21 St Giles 1b 863
 
[St. Giles in the Fields & St. George Bloomsbury]
 
 
 
 
 
 

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland 

Died on this date – 16th January…… Frederick James Read was born at Unley, South Australia on 27th May, 1897.

He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 30th September, 1914 as a 18 year old, single, Railway Porter from 194 Carrington Street, Adelaide, South Australia.

Private Frederick James Read, Service number 1166, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 5th December, 1914 with the 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, A.A.M.C. (Australian Army Medical Corps).

On 2nd March, 1915 Private Read proceeded to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) at Gallipoli.

He was sent sick to No. 1 Australian Stationary Hospital at Lemnos on 7th July, 1915. He was transferred to Base on 9th July, 1915. Private Read was admitted to Military Hospital Imtarfa, Malta on 16th July, 1915 with Enteric Fever. He was transferred to England on 10th September, 1915 from Malta on Hospital Ship Scotian & was admitted to County of London War Hospital, Epsom, England on 18th September, 1915.

Private Read was transferred to Addington Park War Hospital on 14th October, 1915. He was discharged on 17th November, 1915.
(Note: there are no entries in Private Read’s Service Record file between 1st December, 1915 & 8th June, 1916).

He was taken on strength of Bhurtpore Depot, Wiltshire from Abbey Wood on 8th June, 1916. He was marched into A.A.M.C. (Australian Army Medical Corps) Details from B.S.M. Bhurtpore.

On 23rd September, 1916 Private Read proceeded overseas from A.M.C. Details at Parkhouse, Wiltshire, England for France. He was transferred to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance on 3rd October, 1916 & was taken on strength of 2nd Australian Field Ambulance in the Field the same day.

Private Frederick James Read was sent to Hospital. (no date recorded). He was admitted to “Anzac M.V. Stat” on 10th November, 1916 with Shell Shock. He was transferred to 15th Australian Field Ambulance on 13th November, 1916 then transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station on 17th November, 1916. Private Read was transferred to Ambulance Train on 18th November, 1916 & admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital at Rouen, France on 19th November, 1916 with Shell Concussion. He was transferred to England on 22nd November, 1916 on Hospital Ship Ghorka from Havre, France.

He was admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, England on 23rd November, 1916 suffering from Shell Shock – severe. Private Read was transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall on 11th December, 1916 from 1st Southern General Hospital.

On 14th December, 1916 Private Read was marched in to Weymouth, Dorset from Southall. He was marched in to No. 4 Command Depot at Wareham, Dorset from Furlough on 4th January, 1917.

Private Frederick James Read was marched out to Parkhouse, Wiltshire on 23rd January, 1917 from No. 4 Command Depot at Wareham. He was detached from 2nd Field Ambulance for duty with S.M.O. (Senior Medical Officer) at Hurdcott, Wiltshire on 24th January, 1917. Private Read was marched in to 8th Training Battalion, Nos. 9 & 10 Camps at Hurdcott from Parkhouse on 26th January, 1917.

He was admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, Wiltshire on 23rd July, 1917 with V.D. He was discharged on 28th July, 1917. Total V.D. period – 6 days.

On 29th July, 1917 Private Read was marched in to Training Battalion at Hurdcott from Hospital.
Private Read was marched in from 3rd Training Brigade at Codford, Wiltshire to A.A.M.C. Training Depot at Parkhouse, Wiltshire on 8th November, 1917.
Frederick James Arthur Lewis Read married May Auger on 20th December, 1917 at St. Mark’s Church, Tollington Park, Islington, England. Frederick was listed as a Soldier, aged 20, from 247 Hornsey Road & his father was listed as Herbert Arthur Lewis Read, Manager. May Auger was listed as a 21 year old from 247 Hornsey Road & her father was listed as Charles Auger, Soldier.

On 21st December, 1917 Private Read was attached for duty with Administration Headquarters London. He was taken on strength of Administrative Headquarters, London - Medical Section from attachment from 2nd Field Ambulance on 21st December, 1917 (under A.I.F. Order 962). Private Read was marched out from A.M.C. Training Depot at Parkhouse on 31st December, 1917.

He rejoined Administrative Headquarters in London on 13th March, 1918 from Hospital.

Private Read reported sick to King George’s Hospital, London, England on 8th June, 1918. He was admitted on same day with Haemorrhage from bowel. The Hospital Admissions form recorded “ Debility - On admission patient complained of losing blood from bowel. Has enteric fever in May 1915. Since then has an attack every year. Since admission has passed no blood. Patient now well. Discharged to report to Horseferry Rd.” He was discharged on 13th June, 1918 & rejoined Administrative Headquarters in London on 14th June, 1918.

He was still with Medical Section, Administrative Headquarters, London on 15th July, 1918.

From 1st November, 1918 Private Read was granted 75 days Special 1914 Leave with pay in England & was to report to Administrative Headquarters in London on 15th January, 1919.

On 9th January, 1919 Private Read was admitted to Military Hospital, Endell Street, London, England – seriously ill with Pneumonia. He was reported to be dangerously ill later on – on 9th January, 1919.

Private Frederick James Read died at 4 pm on 16th January, 1919 at Military Hospital, Endell Street, London, England from Pneumonia (following Influenza). The Hospital Admissions form recorded: “Onset 6.1.19. Had had empyema & pneum. in right lung 5 years ago. Consolidation developed on right side & was followed by bronchitis on both lungs. Sputum contained pus- blood – pneumococcus – influenza Bacilli. He became acutely ill, failed to respond to treatment or stimulation & died 16.1.19.”

He was buried in Islington Cemetery & Crematorium, Middlesex, England with a Private Grave.

In 2015 he was issued a CWGC Headstone.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/islington.html