Regimental number | 1768 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | Christian Brothers School, Bendigo, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Sleeper hewer |
Address | Irrewillipe, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, John Riley, Irrewillipe, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of tuberculosis and meningitis, Cape Town, South Africa, en route to Australia. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Plumstead Cemetery (Plot BI, Row UO, Grave No. 24), Cape Town, South Africa |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Alice RILEY, 58 Elizabeth Street, North Richmond, New South Wales |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |