Leslie Read

Birth: September 27, 1927 in Manchester, England

Death: March 17, 2008 in Victoria, B.C.

Plot: Row I – Plot 5

Inscription:

LESLIE READ
SEPTEMBER 27, 1927
MARCH 17, 2008
BELOVED HUSBAND,
FATHER & GRANDFATHER
FOUGHT FOR
ISRAEL’S INDEPENDENCE 1948
ת’נ’צ’ב’ה

Translation of inscription:

Leslie Read
September 27, 1927 – March 17, 2008
Beloved husband, father & grandfather
Fought for Israeli’s independence 1948
ת’נ’צ’ב’ה (Abbreviation of Hebrew: “May his/her soul be bound with the bond of life.”)

Biography:
Leslie fought in Israel’s War of Independence in 1948

Parents:
Gertrude Rosenthal
David Rosenthal

Siblings:
Capel (brother)
Roslyn

Spouse:
Hilary North Read

Children
David Read
Judith Hollar