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RILEY, James Luke
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q208858 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 June 1942, Pialba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, 31 August 1901 |
| Home Town: | Urangan, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | Natural causes (myocardial infarction), Maryborough, Queensland, 8 May 1970, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Polson Cemetery, Qld Monumental Section C - Wesleyan & Methodist Plot/Niche 266 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Private, Q208858, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Pialba, Queensland | |
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| 26 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q208858, 11th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 27 Jun 1942: | Involvement Private, Q208858, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Private, Q208858, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q208858, 11th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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