Frederick William Gill
Stoker 1st Class K/8734
H.M.S. “Hogue”, Royal Navy
Division 59
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Frederick William Gill, was the son of Arthur Frederick and Catherine Gill, of 72, Walbeck Street, Reading. He died on 22nd September 1914, aged 24. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire. Reference 4.
The “Hogue2 was sunk by enemy submarine together with the “Aboukir” and “Cressy”.
See entry for Franklin.
Ernest Albert Breadmore
Private 200777
1st/4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
Division 7
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Ernest Albert Breadmore, known as Tom was the husband of the Louise Annie Jones (formerly Breadmore), of 21, Dover Street, Reading. He died on 7th January 1919 aged 34 years of phthisis – pulmonary tuberculosis.
In Memoriam The Standard. Jan 10th 1920
“There is a link death cannot sever
Love and remembrance live forever”
Never forgotten by his sorrowing Wife and children.
The 1911 census indicates that Ernest Breadmore was a carter delivering parcels. His war record indicates that he attested for service on 15th September 1914 . He left for France with the battalion on 30th March 1915. After a series of illnesses including bronchitis and trench fever during late 1916 and early 1917 he was discharged as not physically fit in March 1917 and returned to England. It was suggested that he might undertake light duties and home service but unfortunately his illness prevented him from working.
George Giles
Pte. 118324
Labour Coy. Royal Engineers
George Giles, died on 2nd April 1921, aged 59 years. The circumstances of his death are not known.
The two men share a grave and it is assumed that there is a family connection. The grave stands next to a Giles family grave. Both families lived in Brunswick Place, Reading. The grave number is 7.4353 and is marked with a CWGC war pattern headstone bearing two badges.
Sidney Henry George
Private 28566
11th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Division 29
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Sidney Henry George was the son of William John and Annie George, of 16, Richmond Road, Reading; and husband of Louisa George, of 19, Richmond Road, Reading, Berkshire. He was killed in action on 24th September 1917. He is commemorated upon the kerb stones of his parents grave in Reading Cemetery. Grave number 17590. The Berkshire Family History Society classification is 29G25.
Sidney George has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot memorial, Panel 23 to 28 and 163A.
The battle, of what was subsequently known as the Menin Road Ridge, began on September 20th. The British threw themselves at the German strong point known as “Tower Hamlets”. The Australians fought for Glencorse Wood and and Nonne Bosschen, the South Africans took the Breman Redoubt. There was fierce fighting all along the front, particularly in front of Langemarck. During the following days the Australians fought for Polygon Wood which was the key to the ridge and Passchendaele. It was during this fighting that Sidney George lost his life. Greater detail of the battle can be found in ‘Passchendaele’ by Martin Matrix Evans.
Sidney was wounded in the neck by shrapnel on April 28th 1917 but recovered sufficiently to be sent back to the front. His brother W.J.George was invalided out of the army with trench feet. (Reading Standard 12th May 1917)