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RILEY, Frederick William
Service Number: | 3883 |
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Enlisted: | 25 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Marree, South Australia, 15 October 1887 |
Home Town: | Marree (Hergott Springs), South Australia |
Schooling: | Marree Public School |
Occupation: | Labourer (S.A.R.) |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 22 August 1916, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Marree War Memorial Area |
World War 1 Service
25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3883, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3883, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide |
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"LATE PTE. F. W. RILEY.
HERGOTT SPRINGS, September 23.— Notification was received from the military authorities by Mrs. Charles Riley, of Hergott Springs on Thursday, that her son, Pte. F. W. Riley, had been killed in action in France on August 22. Pte. Riley was 25 years of age, and previous to joining the forces he was employed in the Railway Department. He enlisted in September and left Australia for Egypt on December 2." - from the Adelaide Observer 07 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)