John Leo Readman
- Born: 14 Mar 1897, Middlesborough, North Yorkshire England
- Marriage (1): Martha Violet (Vi) Short in 1922 in Victoria Australia
- Died: 15 Oct 1962, Balwyn, Victoria Australia at age 65
- Buried: 17 Oct 1962, Springvale Crematorium, Victoria Australia
General Notes:
First World War Embarkation Roll
John Leo Readman
Number 2763
Rank Private
Unit 24 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 8 Reinforcements (May 1915 - January 1916)
Ship Name HMAT Ulysses
Ship number A38
Date of embarkation 27 October 1915
Place of embarkation Melbourne
John Leo Readman enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 24/7/1915. His next of kin was his father John J. Readman, 16 Mary Street, Richmond
The Certificate of Medical Examination describes John as: - 18 years and 4 months, height - 5 feet 7 and a quarter inches, weight - 9 stone 4 pounds, chest measurement 34/35 and a half inches, complexion - fair, eyes - brown, hair - dark brown and religious denomination - Roman Catholic. His distinctive marks were: - vacs - 4 left arm, moles - back right ear.
John proceeded to France. He was admitted to hospital with influenza on 9/6/1917. He was promoted to Lance Corporal. He returned to Melbourne and was discharged on 2/8/1919
John received the British War and Victory Medals.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Lift Attendant.
• Birth Certificate: (22309).
John married Martha Violet (Vi) Short, daughter of James Alfred Short and Laura Annie Stephens, in 1922 in Victoria Australia. (Martha Violet (Vi) Short was born on 25 Nov 1896 in Richmond, Victoria Australia and died on 28 Jul 1980 in Glenalwyn Private Hospital, Box Hill , Victoria Australia.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Certificate: (4349).
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