Major G.J. Read

A Great War O.B.E. Group of Five to Major G.J. Read, Royal Air Force, late Honourable Artillery Company Infantry and North Staffordshire Regiment.The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Officer's (O.B.E.) Military 1st type, in Garrard, London presentation case; 1914 Star (1165 Pte., H.A.C.); British War Medal, 1914-20; Victory Medal, 1914-19 (1165 A. Cpl., H.A.C.-Inf.); France, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, in damaged card box of issue.

O.B.E., London Gazette 3 June 1919.M.I.D., London Gazette 16 March 1918.

Major Geoffrey Jervis Read, a Civil Engineer had been employed in the Teak Forests near Rangoon, 1907-08 and at Buenos Aires between 1908 and 1914 but on the outbreak of War returned to Britain to enlist and joined the Honourable Artillery Company accompanying them to France in 1914.On 3 September 1915, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion of The North Staffordshire Regiment and on 16 December the same year was commissioned a Flying Officer with the Royal Flying Corps.Further promotions followed: Temporary Lieutenant, 1 January 1916; Temporary Captain, 11 December 1916; Temporary Major, 15 October 1917; Captain, 1 April 1918.

Employed as an Instructor at the R.F.C. Flying School of Instruction, Reading; at the war's end he held the rank of Major.For his wartime services he was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the O.B.E. Accompanying the medals is photocopied research including his MIC and Service Papers.
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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Officer's (O.B.E), Military, 2nd type; India General Service Medal, 1936-39, 1 clasp North west Frontier 1937-39 (Major, R.E.); Defence Medal, 1939-45; War Medal, 1939-45.

O.B.E., London Gazette 1 January 1948.The Recommendation states:

‘Lieut.-Colonel Lowe has for the past two years been in charge of the Operational section dealing with Western Europe.During this period he has been faced with problems dealing with the Control of Germany, Austria and the northern areas of Italy, and with the Peace Treaty negotiations.He has maintained his work and that of his section at a very high standard, and he has never spared himself.He has made a considerable personal contribution to the solution of the many difficulties arising from the aftermath of the War, and by his wide knowledge and sound judgment has played a big part in the development of a well co-ordinated Military policy in those parts of the world covered by his section'.