Part of either 12th (Labour), 13th (Works) or 14th (Labour) Battalions.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has a total of 211 recorded WW1 deaths for the 12th, 13th, & 14th Battalions.
READ, Joseph. Private, 58414. 6th Infantry Labour Company. Devonshire Regiment. Louez Military cemetery, Duisans, Pas-de-Calais, France. 24-03-1917. Age 47. Husband of Elizabeth Read of Player Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight. Born Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Stone Inscription :- "Of Ryde, Isle Of Wight, Sadly Missed By His Loving Wife And Boys".