https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/portfolio daily 1.0 2020-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1540988734373-T0TUUT2PJC67KJ7A1E9Q/RG-Read-on-Horse-back.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - R G Read on Horseback in the sea off Egypt R G Read on horseback in the sea off Egypt c.1927 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1540988734373-T0TUUT2PJC67KJ7A1E9Q/RG-Read-on-Horse-back.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - R G Read on Horseback in the sea off Egypt R G Read on horseback in the sea off Egypt c.1927 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596712450398-EA74DJ8INYMVU8PWOP7W/24+001.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - Richard George Read - Alexandria c.1928 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596724564521-NLX6QA6U3OOAZBVGGXU5/Image+10+training+in+India.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - Lt QM R G Read of the 118th Field Regiment RA, India, January 1941, prior to deployment to Singapore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596724616223-D3E5WGH1IN5I5N1DYIVY/23+001.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - Wedding of L/Sgt R G Read to Daisy Preston, at the British Consulate, Cairo, 1927 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1553081504998-NFUPQN90C9KIBNJQ3421/5+001.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596724748188-X9DYXORCVE03VI7G8A9D/2+001.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - L/Sgt R G Read (right), outside of Cairo, c.1925 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596724783367-COCS2S2G7P5HVIOZRL3U/4+001+%285%29.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - Cricket team, Port Said, 1925, R G Read standing,second from left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596725525282-VPGRLUXILK5WO7990JQ7/19+001.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - Royal Horse Artillery NCO's taking afternoon tea in Egypt (probably Cairo) c.1925 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1540833042667-T8NQV2LOZ57DILKIJM5D/F-Battery-Giza.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596724395285-59XEOHJG367BDFEFJ2R2/5+001.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - R G Read and daughter (Eileen), on his Rudge Whitworth 500cc, possibly outside of Port Said, 1929 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596725545447-X0OS28OJYOWDTLXD7W8G/37+002.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - Football practice in Egypt, with III Brigade RHA, both 'F' and 'D' Battery are present in this photo. My Great Grandfather L/Sgt R G Read bottom right. Approx 1925 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/5bd73bcdf4e1fc418194b109/5f2c1cbd82e459727e31dcf5/1597223452317/ Richard George Read A life in Service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1540987968695-WJI41A2P63H8IA14W8OJ/R-G-Read-Egypt-1930.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - Richard George Read R G Read c.1928 in Egypt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596724813680-WJJG3Y1ZTMB9ESOZWKPW/9+001.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - 'F' (Sphinx) Battery, RHA, 'F' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, in a formal staged photo, most likely after the awarding of the 'Sphinx' honour title on 18th October 1926. My Great Grandfather served with 'F' Battery whilst he was in Egypt, this photo is part of his archive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596724833816-0CJZMCH19EHJMUGF5KL6/13+001+%281%29.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - 'F' (Sphinx) Battery, III Brigade RHA, at Polygon Barracks, Egypt 'F' (Sphinx) Battery, III Brigade RHA, at Polygon Barracks, Egypt about 1924, this may be on the occasion of the funeral of Sir Lee Stack in November 1924 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596724855069-FF1CA4KOVE1Q5L94BKYB/29+001+%281%29.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - L/Sgt R G Read on his bicycle, 'K' Battery RHA, Egypt 1927 L/Sgt R G Read, 'K' Battery RHA, Egypt 1927, my Great Grandfather transferred to 'K' Battery to stay on in Egypt after 'F' Battery returned to the UK in the autumn of 1926. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1540832390856-1P59C0GWEWG56K9B4ZHR/F-Battery-RHA-1923.jpg Richard George Read A life in Service - 'F' (Sphinx) Battery Royal Horse Artillery c.1923 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/5bd73bcdf4e1fc418194b109/5bd73d861905f4f40ec0351a/1540832646849/ Richard George Read A life in Service https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/blog daily 0.75 2022-08-26 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/blog/2018/12/5/118th-field-regiment-royal-artillery monthly 0.5 2018-12-05 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/blog/2018/12/18/aberystwyth-memories-in-changi monthly 0.5 2018-12-18 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/blog/2019/1/16/hms-renown-flypast-and-rha-signalmen-flying-with-the-raf monthly 0.5 2019-01-16 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/blog/2020/1/13/sir-lee-stack monthly 0.5 2020-02-04 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/blog/2020/2/4/fepow-75th-anniversary-of-vj-day-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-02-04 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/blog/2020/2/12/patria-cairo-stopover-of-the-long-distance-flight-between-lisbon-to-macau-breguet-bre16bn2-patria-patria-i-of-the-portuguese-air-force monthly 0.5 2020-02-12 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/blog/2020/7/26/75th-anniversary-of-vj-day-15th-august monthly 0.5 2021-01-18 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/blog/2021/2/14/the-fall-of-singapore-15th-february-1942 monthly 0.5 2021-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1613335239515-LJDD4KO4XHLV1OMK7I5F/elephants.jpg Blog - The Fall of Singapore 15th February 1942 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1613337018851-52WLHG0G0KQ6NXT9VQ2I/percival.jpg Blog - The Fall of Singapore 15th February 1942 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1613336084048-8MSLQFE3UJG8QIY6T3W5/wavell.jpg Blog - The Fall of Singapore 15th February 1942 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1613336721850-INTKPEE0EW8CW3VZIFC1/yamashita.jpg Blog - The Fall of Singapore 15th February 1942 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1613336871338-TIKOZJX3ATI9AN3LOFXH/diary.jpg Blog - The Fall of Singapore 15th February 1942 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1613336358457-VKQ0NG5IRYNFK8QX587Y/nippon.jpg Blog - The Fall of Singapore 15th February 1942 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1613335340782-NGJJ5WMGPOR6ZCBKDBEC/India1.jpg Blog - The Fall of Singapore 15th February 1942 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/blog/2021/7/5/vj-day-strange-living-life-in-a-jap-camp-story-of-a-aberystwyth-repatriate monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1625499355599-EE7ONMJXZU30YHS1E6HI/CAMBRIAN+NEWS+AND+FARMERS+GAZETTE++1945_0003.jpg Blog - VJ Day - 'Strange Living - Life in a Jap Camp - story of a Aberystwyth Repatriate' - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/blog/2022/8/26/3rd-brigade-royal-horse-artillery-1921-26 monthly 0.5 2022-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1661553561355-5ILVJ3VO01EQUN9AL0KC/22+001.jpg Blog - 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery 1921-26 - Lancers ‘ In May, 3rd Brigade RHA became part of the Cairo Cavalry Brigade; made up of 3rd King’s Own Hussars, 16/5th Lancers and 15/19th Hussars..’ ‘On 27th January 1923 the Battery gave a Musical Drive at the Cavalry Tournament at Heliopolis. King Faud I of Egypt witnessed the drive and sent the Battery a congratulatory letter.’ ‘J’ Battery History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1661553865162-WEMV8CP3AUDV5FYIWZ1Q/1+001.jpg Blog - 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery 1921-26 - Funeral of Sir Lee Stack On 22nd November, the Battery fired a salute of 17 minute guns at the funeral of Sir Lee Stack, the Sirdar who was murdered by Egyptian students. ‘J’ Battery history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1661553972329-K257DKPTSEE7PTEWNLJK/2+001.jpg Blog - 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery 1921-26 On 27th January 1923 the Battery gave a Musical Drive at the Cavalry Tournament at Heliopolis. King Faud I of Egypt witnessed the drive and sent the Battery a congratulatory letter. ‘J’ Battery History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1661554128621-LB6SLP6OSLMDIJ6FDY09/7+001.jpg Blog - 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery 1921-26 - Allenby On April 24th 1924, 3rd Brigade RHA (D, F and J Batteries) was inspected by and galloped past His Excellency Field Marshall Viscount Allenby, High Commissioner of Egypt and Sudan. ‘J’ Battery History https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/about daily 0.75 2020-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596714675905-X6RV5DMY6GKIVRILMZEX/2.jpg Richard's story Marriage of L/Sgt R G Read and Daisy Preston, at the British Embassy, Cairo, 1927 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596715504610-Z9J1HPEHGH7PL4RNU044/Image+8+Handmade+POW+Tobacco+tin.jpg Richard's story Handmade pewter tobacco case, made in Changi POW camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596715310402-77BML0P8LG6QLOK799M5/2.JPG Richard's story Service records 1919 to 1922 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596712946243-4KDL2IF30CA2OAIXOIA6/G+Read+2.jpg Richard's story Portrait and a donation one sovereign given to Richard in 1900 upon the death of his father during the Boer War. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596714768626-Z4BZUFP3BOMA0GMRGJ57/lee+stack.jpg Richard's story Funeral cortege of Sir Lee Stack, passing through Cairo on the 22nd November 1924. I understand that The Royal Horse Artillery formed the cortege, at this time my Great Grandfather was L/Sgt of 'F' (Sphinx) Battery, Royal Horse Artillery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596715469257-JKLOKQV2QKX8T0HQ99PT/GBM_POW-GALLIP_1-1-2067_00085.jpg Richard's story Japanese Prisoner Index Card for Lt. QM R G Read of the 118th Field Regiment, RA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596714451786-PTAGX1TTS3JO141DUQ16/lab.jpg Richard's story Letter of recommendation for my Great Grandfather, found in in his Army Service Book, he left the Royal Laboratory,Woolwich on the 27th April 1914 aged just 14. He then signed up to join up in the Royal Horse Artillery the very next day on 28th April 1914. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596715075762-3LWAC2BSEMDS21F3OUUE/28+001.jpg Richard's story Sgn Gnr R G Read, just after WW1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596641660812-IDXDUHP6D4RKQBOQXH76/1932+Aldershot+001+%281%29.jpg Richard's story BQMS R G READ of ‘F’ Battery RHA , Aldershot 1932 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596640875359-K7CYSXAIB02FFR1D8SP0/Uncle+Dick+and+Len+as+Boy+Soldier.jpg Richard's story - Richard George Read 1899-1946 Gnr R G (Dicky) Read, and his stepbrother Len as a cadet , early 1920’s (thanks to Nigel Shipp) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1540856240549-NPEYWBT6THD8WS50L37Z/DSC_0373.jpg Richard's story https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/contact daily 0.75 2018-10-29 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/vjday75 daily 0.75 2021-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596630493756-Z5VRDW4QLNPA5Q4M7S33/Image+8+Handmade+POW+Tobacco+tin.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596625606166-YGQKFKT9RBO3DKQG635L/Image+6A+-+addendum+to+telegram.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596629887703-L18N7NXWTT98GIUI3Q44/47687877_222277668666685_3258121487340535808_n.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1597140946852-KIIE78Z44E7BQKELAHH9/Liberators.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596621601469-PKSPFDAU26SVCFMVJY1J/Image+5A+-+Surrender+to+the+Nippon+army.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596633972900-VS0Z6NP7B6Y0ECBNN1FV/Image+13+-+on+the+way+home+-+Telegram+from+Madras.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596623823807-3BPKGJEH6NOACVZPSSQQ/Image+-+17+handmade+POW+pay+book.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596617277400-110XN4ZN7DCPJ1YWNCLT/1+001+%281%29.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596621001518-ZDFX7TIB9SZ4HUQ2MDIF/POW+Diary+15th+Feb+1942.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596620714318-ZJXAD3ZSZVS6NXU1178Y/Image+3+-+Gen+Wavell.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596630423124-4XR2HXZFK8NHK5KURE3M/Image+7+Handmade+POW+Tobacco+tin.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596634386448-DG4JUNQYIEUMT6ZXEFA2/ID+papers.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596625373299-ITVVZTB3HMH7LLPKN1PM/Image+6+-+Read+telegram2.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1597135738710-T69YV13K44H7S7C65FMB/weight+diary.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596632638058-UG5BT1F0TBX39A8R9XEM/Image+12+Medical+card.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596635587799-HLPMM2Z1AZMF81LHWODN/35+001.jpg VJday75 - Richard George Read with 'Nibbs' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596635440388-4X41EJMMSK6PWJUEIDE5/Image+15+-+Llanbadarm+War+Memorial.JPG VJday75 - Llanbadarn Fawr War Memorial Capt R G Read , Royal Artillery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596635434402-CTA0MK9ISYFZ48BHGNXP/Image+14+-+POW+Card.JPG VJday75 - Japanese Index Card, Created for each POW, these cards contain information on each Allied POW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596635886900-4O8BP9145YS5HFNEB8SR/1530648738539-0a874fec-79bd-4893-833f-fb78fde6ef93.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596635890285-HF7P2KEOI7GG0HVXSJ5Z/Grave.jpg VJday75 - Capt R G Read, Commonwealth War Grave At Plumstead Cemetery, 1946 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596635898423-3CWR7U8TCDAO07ORV95P/Grave2.jpg VJday75 - Grave of Capt R G Read A photo of the grave taken in 2019 by myself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596623074512-355D2JPFDBMGIFMCMZN4/Image+4+Gen+Percival.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596622156680-2RRSQB0M64RRGA95FAQN/Image+5+-+Gen.+Yamashita+letter.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596618048862-EN1NWJUTD1J4Z1V9YAQC/39+001.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596626200266-2EM4LVRUF3I97VE3HVKY/Changi+camp+refusal.jpg VJday75 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1596617448551-JA60QRVQSRONYYVC8VVS/3+001.jpg VJday75 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/f-battery-royal-horse-artillery-2 daily 0.75 2020-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1604868013343-JAFD095UYQ5JWUEUAL36/12+001+3.jpg 'F' Battery Royal Horse Artillery 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1604868300271-3UGSN3XVY6D1G5BZPAJ0/9+001+2.jpg 'F' Battery Royal Horse Artillery 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1604868342612-AQ030M9KU8OR36PRSMJX/13+001+3.jpg 'F' Battery Royal Horse Artillery 2 https://www.richardgeorgeread.com/f-battery-royal-horse-artillery daily 0.75 2020-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1604868861430-AK1W6D9BENAIW0GY99SY/13+001+3.jpg 'F' Battery Royal Horse Artillery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1604869066771-JNHL1Z6B5FRPQFZZ6F0B/3+001+4.jpg 'F' Battery Royal Horse Artillery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1604868846719-WJOUWZ40J0ZVPFWD4QHC/14+001+1.jpg 'F' Battery Royal Horse Artillery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1604868743388-M7PTXMNMA62IPH5NUVY2/9+001+2.jpg 'F' Battery Royal Horse Artillery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bd738d8a9ab957b387f8be8/1604868770016-7VSLKF89QH0VOGBQZR5N/12+001+3.jpg 'F' Battery Royal Horse Artillery