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Military service
Service number:
476003
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Division:
3rd Bn.
Death:
September 29, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. H. 26.
Additional information
Son of Robert and Annie Read, of Pettigo, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
Brother of Private Samuel Thomas Read, who died on April 25, 1916 while serving with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.).
Digital gallery of Corporal Frederick George Read
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Eaton's Memorial Plaque
This bronze memorial was designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton's company who died as a result of service in the First World War. A 1919 Eaton's publication noted that 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. The memorial is presently located in the Toronto Eaton Centre at Yonge & Dundas Streets and is accompanied by a second plaque for staff who gave their lives in WWII. The WWI plaque was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton, widow of the founder. An identical memorial was also placed in the Winnipeg store and was unveiled by Lady Eaton on November 26th, 1923. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Group Photo
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Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Corporal Frederick George Read
Digital gallery of
Corporal Frederick George Read
Digital gallery of
Corporal Frederick George Read
Digital gallery of
Corporal Frederick George Read
Digital gallery of
Corporal Frederick George Read
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 489 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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