Source: 116th Excel sheet by Mark Carmichael re. soldiers of 116th that served with the 18th Battalion.
Family Search: James Read was born on 19 June 1881, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. He had at least 1 daughter with Selina May Cogman. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Port Perry, Ontario, Ontario, Canada in 1915. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 34, his occupation is listed as farmer in Port Perry, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. He died on 29 November 1950, at the age of 69, and was buried in Ontario Pinegrove Cemetery, Port Perry, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
| Reg number | 745165 |
| Name | Read, James |
| Rank | Private |
| Year of Birth | 2/23/1905 |
| Date of Death | 11/29/1950 |
| Cemetery | |
| Cemetery location | |
| Country of birth | England |
| Home Country | Canada |
| City born | Norwich, England |
| Address | Port Perry, ON |
| Enlistment Date | 11/1/1915 |
| Drafted? | |
| Enlistment place | Port Perry |
| Origin Unit | 116th Battalion |
| Pre war Unit | |
| Final Bn | CFC |
| Ship | SS Olympic |
| Date in England | 7/31/1916 |
| Date in France | |
| Date w 116 | 11/1/1915 |
| Left 116th | 10/5/1916 |
| Married | yes |
| Occupation | farmer |
| Wounded date | |
| Wound type/Death particuolars | osteo-arthritis, hammer toe |
| KIA | |
| DOW | |
| Died other | |
| Missing/Presumed Dead | |
| Wounded | |
| Sick | yes |
| PTSD | |
| Medals | |
| Vimy | |
| Vimy area | |
| Raid | |
| Hill 70 | |
| Pass | |
| Amiens | |
| Parvillers | |
| Boiry | |
| Canal | |
| Other | |
| Unit History | 116th to 18th to Machine Gun Depot to Pay Duty to CFC |
| Other details | A Coy |
| Field Punishment | |
| FP Details | |
| Gravestone | |
| Underage | |
| Medically Unit | |
| Deserter | |
| Undesirable | |
| Casualty Description |
War Diary of the 18th Battalion CEF 