Name	William John READ (d)
Rank/Number	Company Sergeant Major  / 8959
Regiment/Unit	Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment / 1st Battalion
Enlisted	Slough
Age/Date of death	39 / 15 Oct 1916
How died/Theatre of war	Killed in action / France & Flanders
Residence at death	1911: serving in Lucknow, India
Cemetery	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Grave Reference	Pier & Face 5D & 12B
Location of memorial	Chesham
Date/Place of birth	c1878 / Chesham
Date/Place of baptism
Occupation of Casualty	regular soldier
Parents/Occupation	John & Emily or Emma Read nee Palmer / labourer
Parents' Address	285 Waterside, Chesham
Wife
Wife's Address
Notes	no W Read was found in Military records but there is a John Read whose details correspond with those for William Read, mentioned in the Bucks Examiner. Perhaps he was known as William at home and John in the Army? Served a total of 21 years including in Boer War. Footballer