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John Riley

Details

Forename John
Surname Riley
Middle Name
Memorial Ince Cenotaph
Age 30
Address 5 Broomfield Terrace Higher Ince
Parents' Address 3 Brook St, Higher Ince
Township Ince, Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Drawer at Garswood Hall Colliery
Regiment Border Regiment 6th Batt
Day of Death 7
Month of Death June
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Irish House Cemetery, Kemmell, Belgium
Regiment Number 11383
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Born in Skelmersdale
Husband of Elizabeth. 1 of 4 brothers serving. Wounded in 1915

CWGC, Ancestry, WO 14/7/17