| Surname: | Read |
| Initials: | R G |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Army Number: | P/2657 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (3) Egypt, 29/2/16. 7, Spring gardens, Newport Pagnell, Bucks. He enlisted in the MMP 17/11/15 age 23.4 years, occupation Police Constable, home address: 7 Spring Gardens, Newport Pagnell, Bucks and later Police Station, Aylesbury, Bucks. Served home 17/11/15 to 28/2/16, Med Exp Force, Egypt and Salonika 29/2/16 to 31/7/19, En Route 1/8/19 to 13/8/19, Home 14.8.19 to 11/7/19 to Class Z Reserve. Reginald George Read. National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918, Section XII, Bedford & Northampton, Page 185. He volunteered in November 1915 and three months later proceeded to Salonika, where he served with distinction on the Vardar front. Later he was Stationed at Mudros and Alexandria and was engaged on important police duties. He was eventually demobilised in August 1919 and holds the General Service and Victory Medals. Extract from the Buckinghamshire Examiner 7 July 1916. MMP AMONGST THE FRUIT. We have received a letter from Lemnos Isler showing that R G Read, who was formerly with us in the Chesham Police, is making fine progress in the service. He is in the Military Mounted Police and can now sign himself Sergt. R G Read. Congratulations on that! He wishes to be remembered to many Chesham friends and mentions, en passant, that he met two Chesham men during his travels Leonard Wright and A Bignell. Sergt. Read's description of the island conditions makes you mouth water. Here is an excerpt from the letter:- "This island that I am now on is very pretty with very high mountains. Harvest is in full swing; it's so light here at nights that the natives gather corn all night long. There is plenty of fruit here, grapes, figs, cherries, plums, pomegranates, olives and plenty of others too numerous to mention. |