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NAME:                      Read, Frank Henry John
RANK:                      Private
UNIT:                      Hampshire Regiment
BATTALION ETC:             1/5th Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         1686
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Died 30th April 1916
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial, Chennai, India
                           (Actually buried in Fyzabad Cantonment Cemetery, but grave can no longer be maintained)
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 21. Son of John and Annie Read of 79 Middle Budge St., Romsey.
                           Born: Christchurch, Hants. Enlisted: Romsey, Hants.