READ, Charles Thomas

Etaples Military Cemetery, FranceCredit: CWGC

Serjeant
2nd Battalion
Hampshire Regiment

Charles was born 1891 in Freshwater to James George & Sarah Ann (nee MEDWAY) READ who were living at 6 Castle View, Hunnyhill in Newport around the time of Charles’ death. The family had previously lived at Otto Villa, Camp Road Freshwater & 6 Worsley Road in Carisbrooke.

Charles, aged 26, Died of Wounds on the 2nd of May 1917 & is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription “DUTY NOBLY DONE RESTING WITH THE LORD” chosen by his brother William, serving with the Royal Marine Light Infantry. Charles rests alongside 10,770 of his First World War comrades, 35 of whom remain unidentified.

Charles is also remembered on the Newport Borough, Carisbrooke & IW Rifles War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.