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2733019 Guardsman Ernest George READ, 2 Welsh Guards: Repatriated POW, 16/03/1945

Discussion in 'The Brigade of Guards' started by dbf, Nov 21, 2019.

  1. dbf

    dbf Member

    Date of Enlistment: 1930
    Army Number: 2733019 [2733091 as per WO 416]
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Ernest George READ
    Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 17 September 1910
    Place of Birth: Carmarthen

    Date of Capture: 28 May 1940
    Place of Capture: Calais, France

    POW Number: 8382
    POW Camps: Stalag XXA
     
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  2. Guy

    Guy Looker-upper

    The Coventry Evening Telegraph Monday 22nd May 1944
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    The Coventry Evening Telegraph Saturday 17th March 1945
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    His brothers-in-law:
    The Midland Daily Telegraph Friday 8th August 1941
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    The Coventry Evening Telegraph Monday 14th May 1945
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  4. dbf

    dbf Member

    Name: Ernest George Read . Date of Birth: 17/09/1910 . Place of Birth: Carmarthen . ... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/301/101
    Name: Ernest George Read.
    Date of Birth: 17/09/1910.
    Place of Birth: Carmarthen.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Private.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
    Service Number: 2733091.
    Date of Capture: 28/05/1940.
    Theatre of Capture: Calais.
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn Podgorz.
    PoW number: 8382.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 1.
    Number of Fingerprints: 1.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 7.
     
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  5. dbf

    dbf Member

    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2714511/ernest-george-read/
    GUARDSMAN ERNEST GEORGE READ
    Service Number: 2733019
    Regiment & Unit: 2nd Bn.
    Welsh Guards
    Date of Death: 16 March 1945
    Age 34 years old
    Buried or commemorated at KERESLEY (ST. THOMAS) CHURCHYARD
    Grave Reference: New Part. Row D. Grave 21.
    Location: United Kingdom
    Additional Info: Son of Arthur and Mary Helen Read; husband of Florence May Read, of Acton, Middlesex.
    Personal Inscription: ALSO IN MEMORY OF HIS BROTHERS-IN-LAW TOM, BILLY AND JOHN LENTON KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE



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