Triumph2000 Posted 29 December , 2020 Share Posted 29 December , 2020 Hi folks, can anyone help me further identify this man please? He is Corporal W Reid of the 2/7 KLR. He's pictured here in his hospital blues while convalescing at the Woodlands Hospital (part of St John's VAD) in Southport during early 1918. My Great Grandad (18th KLR) was convalescing there at the same time, and Cpl Reid gave him this photo, amongst others, as a keepsake. That's really all I know about him; I've been trying to find a service number as a starting point for some further research, but have so far drawn a blank. Any ideas, please? Many thanks Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeEdwards Posted 29 December , 2020 Share Posted 29 December , 2020 Can see a William H Read (Corporal) enlisted 4/1/1915, discharged 28/3/1918. Wounded S.W.B No B/403159.. C co, old number, 3652 and new number 266207. Let me know if you think it’s him. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 29 December , 2020 Share Posted 29 December , 2020 Mike, you must be able to type faster than me. I have just carried out a search on various spellings of Reid and I came up with Corporal Willam H Read as well. Can't find any other suitable candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 29 December , 2020 Share Posted 29 December , 2020 Or a Thomas W Reid 27919 KLR and Labour Corps 620893 . Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph2000 Posted 29 December , 2020 Author Share Posted 29 December , 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, MikeEdwards said: Can see a William H Read (Corporal) enlisted 4/1/1915, discharged 28/3/1918. Wounded S.W.B No B/403159.. C co, old number, 3652 and new number 266207. Let me know if you think it’s him. Mike Thanks Mike. I'm just undecided on the spelling - I got Reid (might have mis-read it?) from the reverse of the postcard. I am guessing that the man himself wrote it (it's not my relative's handwriting, at least): I also have a newspaper cutting, but on that he is Read (third row, fourth from left) - perhaps as heard by the photographer though?: Edited 29 December , 2020 by Triumph2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 29 December , 2020 Share Posted 29 December , 2020 My reading of the post card spells Reid. The dot on the i is high which is the same in 'Kings' and 'Liverpool'. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph2000 Posted 29 December , 2020 Author Share Posted 29 December , 2020 24 minutes ago, mancpal said: My reading of the post card spells Reid. The dot on the i is high which is the same in 'Kings' and 'Liverpool'. Simon Thanks Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Promenade Posted 29 December , 2020 Share Posted 29 December , 2020 Image from Ancestry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph2000 Posted 29 December , 2020 Author Share Posted 29 December , 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Promenade said: Image from Ancestry Jackpot! Thank you. Using this info I've now seen his service record on Ancestry, which I'm reading through now... This William Hindle Read appears to be the son of Elizabeth Ann Hindle and Joseph Read, then. This gives me a good avenue for further research. Thanks again. Edited 29 December , 2020 by Triumph2000 words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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