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Captain Charles James READE
| Surname | READE | |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | Charles James | |
| Regimental Number | ||
| Rank | Captain | |
| Unit Name | 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles | |
| State | SA | |
| Extracts and Comments (from Sources as shown) | Murray: Captain (Commanding), Major 7.6.1900, Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 16.4.1901 Commander of the Bath, Queen's South Africa medal and 6 clasps (Jbg. DH & Belf.). Wallace1: Major. Source:# 196 READE Charles R or J Jamestown District SA. URL2: Major, aboard 'Tongariro' from Cape Town for Aust. 31.3.1901. URL3: Jamestown SA, volunteered with Lieut. CAMPBELL and 15 Jamestown men for 1st SA Contingent. URL4: QSA & ?5 clasps. URL5: born 1863 at Eaglehawk near Bendigo Vic. where his father managed the Oriental Bank, educated at Bendigo High School & Geelong Grammar then studied medicine at Melbourne University, relinquishing that he came to Jamestown in ?1883 and became editor of Jamestown Review in 1887, joined Mounted Rifles as Cpl. in 1888, commissioned Lieut. in 1890 and Captain in 1891, served on Jamestown Council for 11 years, also on Hospital Board and Institute Committee. | |
| Source References | Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 347 348 349 Wallace1: The Australians at the Boer War page(s) 197 Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 196 Bail: Diaries of Cpl. Herbert Bail, 2SAMR page(s) B4717: National Archives of Australia series B4717 Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 1009 Newbury1: South Australians and the South African War page(s) 32 Register: The Register newspaper South Australia 21.12.1899 & 27.1.1900 Ad. Advertiser: Adelaide Advertiser newspaper date(s) 14.12.1901 | |
| External Link URL1 | www.skp.com.au/memorials/pages/50066.htm | |
| External Link URL2 | www.angloboerwar.com/Other/shipping/190104.htm | |
| External Link URL3 | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54850711 | |
| External Link URL4 | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4871650 | |
| External Link URL5 | nla.gov.au/nla.news-page4107386 |