RILEY, William Eric
| Service Number: | 414960 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 466 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 September 1917 |
| Home Town: | Greenslopes, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jackeroo |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Netherlands, 26 June 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69. Row B. Coll. grave 16. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 414960, Aircrew Training Units | |
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| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 414960 | |
| 26 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 414960, No. 466 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Son of Charles William and Grace Muriel Riley, of Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia.
HIS DUTY TO HIS KING AND COUNTRY NOBLY DONE
AIRMAN'S GIFTS TO RELIGIOUS BODIES
Flying-Officer William Eric Riley, of R.A.A.F., formerly of Grasslands, Warra, jackeroo, left out of his personal estate of £2087 the following legacies: — £200 to Brisbane City Mission; £100 to Queensland branch of the British Israel World Federation; and £100 to management committee of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Brisbane. Flying-Officer Riley died on June 26, 1943. on war service. His will was admitted to probate yesterday.
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