London 25th Regt

Obituary

The following is extracted from a November 1918 copy of the Lowestoft Journal :-

Corporal A.J. Read
The funeral of Corporal Arthur John Read, 25th London Cyclists, son-in-law of Mr. T. Catchpole, London Road, South Lowestoft, took place on Thursday, 7th instant at Kirkley Cemetery, the Rev. Webb officiating. Deceased died of pneumonia in the hostpital at Yoxford and was removed to Lowestoft for internment.

This N.C.O. who was in the Cadet Battalion of the K.R.R., before the war will be remembered as being in the "A" Company in this Regiment when it was on the coast, in fact it was during this period that he met his future wife. He was 25 years of age at the time of his death.

We should like to take this opportunity of expressing our sincerest sympathy with the widow of our late comrade in her great bereavement.[The Londoner magazine, Apr-Jun 1919 - V.III, No.4 pg.115.]

'Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19' under the heading "25th (County of London) Battalion (Cyclists)" :-

Read, Arthur John, born South Hackney, resident Hackney, enlisted Ashford, 740269, A/Cpl., died at home, 3 Nov 1918.

In Memory of

Corporal Arthur John READ

740269, 25th Bn., London Regiment (Cyclists)

who died age 25 on 03 November 1918

Husband of Elsie Perry (formerly Read), of 16, John St., Lowestoft.

Remembered with honour Lowestoft (Kirkley) Cemetery, Suffolk. Grave Ref. R. 101

[Courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission]

[Photo courtesy of Brenda Slight]