Regimental number | 9 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | State School, Edenhope, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mrs Alex J McClure, 13 Alfred Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alex J McClure, 1 Steven Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Brigade, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/4/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A29 Suevic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 417 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Three great-uncles killed in the Crimena War (1854-55). 'He and his two cousins with nine other boys were the first to enlist from Edenhope in 1914.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 27.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Maubeuge (Sois-le-Bois) Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 9 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Annie RILEY, 183 Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia. Native of Edenhope, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 2428 Pte George Collolo RILEY, 2nd Pioneer Bn, killed in action, 19 September 1917. |