| Regimental number | 2014 |
| Place of birth | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| School | Public School, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | David Thomas Riley, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 44), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 63 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of David RILEY, Chapman Road, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 6394 Pte David Israel RILEY, 28th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 July 1919. |