| Regimental number | 4583 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Surveyor |
| Address | 215 McCrae Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Riordan, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 13th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No II), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | SPELT RIORDON |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 16 February 1916. Found guilty, 9 March 1916, of being on 7 March 1916, (1) absent without leave from 1700 hours until 2340 hours, (2) breaking ranks, (3) riotous conduct: awarded 4 days in cells. Disembarked Egypt, 22 Mach 1916. Joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19/20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RIORDAN William Edgar
Red Cross file 2300912 |
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