William Read

Story:
William Read was born in 1898 in Tollard Royal, Dorset, and baptised at Farnham, Dorset, on 30 Jan 1898 the son of William John Read, a woodman, and Sarah Maria Read (née Harrison). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, a scholar and living in the family home at Farnham, Blandford, Dorset. He enlisted in Blandford as a Private with the 1st Battalion of the Welsh Guards (Service No. 971). He served in France & Flanders from 17 Aug 1915 and was awarded the Victory, British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. He was presumed killed in action on 27th September 1915 and has no known grave. His name appears on the Loos Memorial, Loos-en-Gohelle, France (Panel 10) and on the Farnham War Memorial in St. Lawrence's Church.