RILEY, John
| Service Number: | 2221 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 15 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Cleaner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Malta, 2 September 1915, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Addolorata Cemetery, Malta E EA A 667 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, North Sydney Tramways Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2221, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2221, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2221, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2221, 3rd Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to lung. Evacuated to Malta. Died of wounds on 2nd September 1915. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
John RILEY was born in North Sydney, NSW, on 15th January 1897. His parents were John and Mary Riley. He joined the NSWGovernment Railways and Tramways on 14th April 1914 as a cleaner in the Electric Tramways at Sydney. On 13th May 1915 he was released from duty to join the Expeditionary Forces.
John joined the AIF on 10th May 1915 and was posted to the 3rd Infantry Battalion with the rank of Private (Service Number 2221). He nominated his mother as his next of kin. When he enlisted the family was still living in North Sydney.
He embarked for Egypt aboard HMAT A63 ‘Karoola’ at Sydney on 16th June 1915. He was taken on strength on the 3rd Infantry Battalion at Gallipoli on 4th August 1915. On 7th August 1915, in the attack on Lone Pine, he was wounded in action, receiving a gunshot wound to the lung. He was evacuated to Malta where he died of his wounds on 2nd September 1915.
John’s grave is in Addorolata Cemetery, Malta, and his place of association is North Sydney, NSW.
After his death his mother was granted a pension which was initially £13 per annum with effect from 2 November 1915 but was amended to £1 per fortnight with effect from 3rd August 1918.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.
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