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Read, Anketell Moutray
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Full Name
Read, Anketell Moutray
Date Of Birth
27 Oct 1884
Age
30
Birth Place
Bampton, Devon
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Bampton, Devon; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Date
25 Sep 1915
Date Of Death
25 Sep 1915
Fate
Killed in action.
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Formerly Lieutenant. Parents: Colonel J Moutray Read, of Cheltenham, and of Mrs E Moutray Read, of 17, Albany Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea.
Rank Name
Captain
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
11447 (V.C.); Issue: 29371 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Hulloch, France; France and Flanders
School
Bristol Flying School
Certificate Type
Aviator's
Certificate Date
22 Oct 1912
Test Taken
Brooklands
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Northamptonshire Regiment
Battalion
1st Battalion
Regiment 2
Royal Flying Corps
Aircraft
Bristol Biplane
Place of Death
Hulloch, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
unit
Royal Flying Corps
regiment
Northamptonshire Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
In 1921 His Majesty's Stationery Office published, on behalf of and by authority of the War Office, two lists of those who died during the Great War.
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