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Read, William John (Jack) (1905–1992)

coastwatcher and public servant

Jack Read, n.d.

Jack Read, n.d.

Australian War Memorial, 106682

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Jack Read, n.d.

Jack Read, n.d.

Australian War Memorial, 106682

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Birth

18 September, 1905
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Death

29 June, 1992 (aged 86)
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

lung disease

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