George Payne Read
Portsmouth
Port DetailDecorations 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War medals Enlistment 1891-01-24 Next of kin address Eastbourne Summerdown Cottages, Langney England More info Enlisted for Continuous Service on 24 January 1891, sent to HMS Asia, the depot ship for stokers in Portsmouth. Appears aboard the royal yacht Ophir on the Suez Canal as at 31 March 1901. Aboard HMS Rifleman, moored off Portland on 2 April 1911. Discharged to pension on 13 March 1913. Baptism register for son records the family address as Summerdown Cottages, Langney as at 1 March 1914. Reenlisted on 23 October 1914. Served aboard HMS Caroline from 4 December 1914 to 30 June 1916. Served with the Auxiliary Patrol Zone XI (Dover) (HMS Attentive III accounting base) from 22 September 1916 to 28 March 1919. Discharged on 28 March 1919. Lived at 138, Whitley Road Eastbourne, as per the 1921 census. Died on 16 January 1936 in Eastbourne. Widow and son living at 61 Percival Road, Eastbourne as per the 29 September 1939 register.