Frederick William RILEY

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RILEY, Frederick William

Service Number:	3883
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
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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Biography

"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)

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