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Bernard RILEY

Regimental number6872
Place of birthGawler, South Australia
Other NamesBernard Joseph
SchoolGood Samaritan Convent School, Gawler, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPostal assistant
AddressNarracoorte, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs N Riley, Gawler, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 7 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 17 May 1917
Age at death20.11
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XVIII, Row O, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
60
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Norah RILEY, Gulf View, Gawler, South Australia

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