RILEY, James Percy
| Service Number: | 2126 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stewarts Brook, Scone, New South Wales, 10 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, Stewart's Brook, Scone, NSW |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | DoW - GSW left thigh & fractured femur, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, 11 September 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Oxford (Botley) Cemetery (Row II, Grave No. 119), Oxfordshire, England, Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Scone Barwick House War Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2126, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2126, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2126, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 18 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2126, 36th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW back | |
| 23 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2126, 35th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW left thigh & fractured femur. DoW - 3rd Southern General Hospital at Oxford, England | |
| 11 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2126, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2126 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-11 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 11th September…… James Percy Riley was born in 1886 at Stewarts Brook, Scone, New South Wales. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 25th April, 1916 as a 30 year old, single, Labourer from Stewart’s Brook, Scone, NSW.
Private James Percy Riley embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Anchises (A68) on 24th August, 1916 with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 36th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements & disembarked at Devonport, England on 11th October, 1916.
Private Riley was sent to Hospital on 14th October, 1916 from 9th Training Battalion, Codford Camp, Wiltshire, England. He was sent sick to Sutton Veny Hospital on 3rd November, 1916 then marched into 3rd Divisional Amalgamated Training Battalion the same day.
Private Riley proceeded overseas to France via Southampton on 22nd November, 1916. He was wounded in action on 18th February, 1917 at Armentieres. He was admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance on 18th February, 1917 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to back. Private Riley was transferred & admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station on 18th February, 1917 then transferred on 21st February, 1917 to No. 10 Ambulance Train. He embarked for England from Boulogne on 26th February, 1917 on Hospital Ship Princess Elizabeth from 3rd Canadian General Hospital.
Private Riley was admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich, England on 26th February, 1917 with GSW to back. He was transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Dartford on 15th March, 1917 then discharged to furlo from 23rd March, 1917 to 7th April, 1917 & was then to report to Perham Downs.
Private Riley was marched in to No. 1 Command Depot at Perham Downs, Wiltshire, England on 30th March, 1917. He was medically classified as B1 A3 (fit for overseas training camp in 2 to 3 weeks). He was transferred to 62nd Battalion on 25th April, 1917 then marched out to Windmill Hill Camp from No. 1 Command Depot on 26th April, 1917.
Private Riley proceeded overseas to France via Southampton on 23rd August, 1917. He was taken on strength of 36th Battalion in France on 1st September, 1917 from 62nd Battalion.
Private Riley was appointed Lance Corporal with 36th Battalion on 19th February, 1918. He proceeded on leave to UK from 2nd March, 1918 & rejoined from leave on 21st March, 1918.
Lance Corporal Riley was transferred to 35th Battalion on 30th April, 1918 in France from 36th Battalion. He was promoted to Temporary Corporal on 17th May, 1918 with 35th Battalion vice L/Sergeant Sutherland evacuated sick.
Temporary Corporal Riley was sent to Lewis Gun School on 3rd July, 1918. He reverted to the rank of Lance Corporal on 10th July, 1918 on the return to duty of L/Sergeant Sutherland. Lance Corporal Riley rejoined his Battalion on 24th July, 1918.
Lance Corporal Riley was promoted to Temporary Corporal on 5th August, 1918 while in France. He was wounded in action (2nd occasion) on 22nd August, 1918. He was admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance on 22nd August, 1918 with shrapnel wounds to thigh & his rank reverted to Lance Corporal on being evacuated on 22nd August, 1918. Lance Corporal Riley was admitted to 8th General Hospital at Rouen on 27th August, 1918 with shrapnel wounds to thigh. He was transferred to England on Hospital Ship Grantully Castle on 2nd September, 1918.
Lance Corporal Riley was admitted to 3rd Southern General Hospital at Oxford, England on 3rd September, 1918 seriously ill with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to left thigh & fractured femur. The Hospital Admissions form records the following: “Admitted with Comp Fract 12 days old. Thigh very swollen …. wds opened & gangrenous hamstrings excised. 6-9-18 Gangrene extended – Thigh amputated & as much muscle as possible excised but condition too bad to be as radical as necessary. Died of shock without regaining consciousness 6 hours after operation.”
Lance Corporal James Percy Riley died at 8.30 pm on 11th September, 1918 at 3rd Southern General Hospital (Cowley Section) at Oxford, England from wounds received in action – GSW left thigh & amputation.
He was buried in Botley Cemetery, Botley, Oxfordshire, England where 7 other WW1 War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/botley.html
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