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GEORGE ALBERT RILEY
Kingston upon Hull HU3 3SQ
England
BORN HULL 1879. ONLY SON OF THOMAS HENRY RILEY (1848-1905) & ELLEANOR (ELLEN) BRAITHWAITE (1851-1940), OF BEVERLEY ROAD WORKHOUSE.
HE WAS AN UNMARRIED LABOURER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 5 INCHES TALL, 37-39 INCH CHEST, 150 LBS WEIGHT, GOOD PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 03/04/1916. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 16/07/1916. SERVED WITH THE 7TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 16/10/1917, AGED 38. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM.
HIS ONLY SISTER, AND NEXT OF KIN, MRS FLORENCE DEYES, LIVED AT 26, MYTON STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS) AND 40, TYNE STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL.
HIS NAME WAS RECORDED ON THE WW1 MEMORIAL AT ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWINGTON, HULL.
| Name | George Albert Riley |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull - 1879. Baptism Date, 15 Jul 1879 |
| Death Date | 16 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull - 3 April 1916 |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales' Own) |
| Battalion | 7th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 36002 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Zonnebeke 8980
Vlaanderen
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