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RILEY, Walter Robert Frederic
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1880 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1914, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bushy Park, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bothwell, Central Highlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea (HMS Harpey), 26 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bothwell War Memorial, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt, Men of Bothwell Honour Roll, New Norfolk War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1880, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1880, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1880, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Amelia Maria Riley of Bothwell, Tasmania, later known as Amelia Maria Curle
Brother of Joseph Riley
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Royal Australian Navy details unknown