Back to search results

Serjeant SIDNEY GEORGE READ

Service Number: 6916245
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Rifle Brigade

8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn

Date of Death

Died 10 September 1944

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY

V. D. 17.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Sidney and Margaret Read, of Rotherhithe, London; husband of Ivy Naomi Read, of Rotherhithe.
  • Personal Inscription THOUGH WE HAVE LOST YOU FOR A WHILE WE REMEMBER YOU FOR EVER. IVY, MUM, DAD AND TED
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (2)

Grave Registration Documents - Graves Registration Reports (Finals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Concentration (2)

Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (1)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY
Limburg (Belgium) Belgium
Number of casualties: 800
View cemetery details