Lieutenant Colonel George Arthur Read

Ranks Held	Captain, Lieutenant Colonel, Second Lieutenant, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel, Temporary Major
Birth Date	1884-05-08
Death Date	1919-06-29
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	28th Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1918-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01 Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04 Published in London Gazette in 1917-03-09 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-08-21 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Rolls

Honours and Awards:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Temporary Major

London Gazette

09 March 1917 on page 2449 at position 1

Commonwealth Gazette

21 August 1917 on page 1781 at position 6
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain
Honours and Awards:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain

London Gazette

04 January 1917 on page 255 at position 131

Commonwealth Gazette

29 June 1917 on page 1393 at position 56
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

28 December 1917 on page 13566 at position 100

Commonwealth Gazette

18 April 1918 on page 843 at position 178
Honours and Awards:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

01 June 1917 on page 5422 at position 41

Commonwealth Gazette

04 October 1917 on page 2624 at position 53
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Second Lieutenant
Honours and Awards:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

01 January 1918 on page 28 at position 50

Commonwealth Gazette

18 April 1918 on page 846 at position 87

Timeline

Date of birth	08 May 1884
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	27 May 1915	Appointed to the 28th Battalion with the rank of second lieutenant.
Date of embarkation	29 June 1915
Other	1915-11-13 - 1916-08-25	Adjutant.
Date promoted	01 December 1915	Appointed lieutenant.
Date promoted	12 August 1916	Appointed captain.
Date promoted	25 August 1916	Appointed temporary major.
Date of recommendation honour or award	17 September 1916
Date promoted	29 November 1916	Appointed major.
Date of recommendation honour or award	1917
Date promoted	05 January 1917	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other	05 January 1917	Commanding Officer of the 28th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award	28 September 1917
Other	10 May 1918	AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death	29 June 1919