Edward Phillip RILEY

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Service Number:	1768
Enlisted:	16 August 1915, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Irrewillipe, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Tuberculous Meningitis, South Africa, 22 March 1918
Cemetery:	Cape Town (Plumstead) Cemetery. Western Cape Province, South Africa Bl. UO. 24.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

16 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1768, Melbourne
29 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1768, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1768, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
9 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1768, 29th Infantry Battalion, GSW left shoulder
22 Mar 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 1768, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1768 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-03-22

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