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RILEY, William Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6513 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 May 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Annan River, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Mount Carbine, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 January 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Herberton Methodist Circuit and Mission Area, Mount Molloy War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6513, 25th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6513, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6513, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 12 Jan 1918: | Involvement Private, 6513, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6513 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-01-12 |
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