Dennis Arthur Read

A Private with the 2nd Battalion, Dennis died on 28th of June 1944 aged 21. 

Dennis was born at Lowestoft on 19 June 1923, a son of William E. and Harriet E. Read. In 1939 his family lived at 125 Fir Lane, and Dennis was a painter’s assistant. 

Dennis served with the Royal Norfolk Regiment before being transferred to the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. He was posted to Italy to join the 2nd Battalion. 

In June 1944 the Allies liberated Assisi and then pushed on toward the Gustav Line which was heavily held by the Germans. Dennis was killed in action near Assisi.