His story
Herbert Thomas Read worked as a dairyman and was living in Gillingham in 1911. The research identifies his wife as Florence Emily.
He served as an Army Veterinary Corps private, recorded with No. 1 Convalescent Horse Depot.
He died on 22 May 1917, aged 45. His recorded burial place is St. Sever Rouen.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Dairyman
- Residence recorded
- Gillingham
- Family
- Son of Henry and Emily Read, of School Rd., Gillingham, Dorset; husband of Florence E. E. Taplin (formerly Read), of 123, Green St., Forest Gate, London.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/17461
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 1 Convalescent Horse Depot
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 22 May 1917
- Age
- 45
- Cemetery or memorial
- St. Sever Rouen
- Grave reference
- P. II. M. 5A.
Connected men
- Herbert William CARTERAlso buried at St. Sever Rouen
- Henry Herbert CURTISAlso buried at St. Sever Rouen
- Edward Omega TOWNSENDAlso buried at St. Sever Rouen
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 209
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Herbert Thomas Read”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/read-herbert-thomas-se-17461/.
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