Military History

Embarked Fremantle per RMS ‘Mongolia’ for Egypt 22.11.1915.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 12th Reinf, 10th Light Horse Regiment.
Read disembarked in Egypt. He was hospitalized with the 2nd Australian General Hospital (AGH) with tonsillitis 26.1.1916. He was discharged 31.1.1916  to the 2nd Auxilliary Hospital Unit at Cairo. He was taken on strength with 3rd Reserve Regimen of the 10th Light Horse. Read was admitted to the 3rd Australian General Hospital at Heliopolis with deafness 7.4.1916 and  was transferred to the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Heliopolis. He was again transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital 18.4.1916. With little improvement in his condition, he was listed for return to Australia, for discharge with deafness and chronic otitis media in right ear. It is not possible to ascertain from records if he saw active service.
Embarked Suez for Australia per HT ‘Armadale’ 21.5.1916
Returned/Disembarked 25.6.1916.
Discharged 4.9.1916.
Final Rank Private.
Medical Condition Invalided with deafness.
Awards and Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes Discharged from AIF at Fremantle as medically unfit for service.
Photos SS'Mongolia'. Postcard. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM 303637
             2nd Australian General Hospital Mena, originally Mena Hotel. Photographer J.P. Campbell, donor  J. Campbell. Photograph source AWM H03082
             Heliopolis Hospital, Cairo. Photograph donor E. Claydon, photograph source AWM J0950

Information Source
AWM  303637. SS'Mongolia'. Postcard. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM H03082. 2nd Australian General Hospital Mena, originally Mena Hotel. Photographer J.P. Campbell, donor  J. Campbell. Photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM J0950. Heliopolis Hospital, Cairo. Photograph donor E. Claydon, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Wesley Chapel Honour Roll
Guildford Primary School Honour Roll
Guildford Grammar School Honour Roll
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Read Wilfred Lawson.
AWM Embarkation Roll- Wilfred Lawson Read
AWM 13th Bn.
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories. SLWA

Nornalup Park, Ballingup, WA.
 

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