BORN LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE, 1900. THIRD SON OF GEORGE RILEY & FRANCES ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) CLARKE, OF JARRATT STREET, HULL AND 17, ASH GROVE, NEWLAND, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 69104, “B” COMPANY, 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. WOUNDED AT ESTAIRES. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 10/04/1918, AGED 18. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 31ST JANUARY 1919, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. *
HE WAS AGAIN FEATURED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 06/06/1918 WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH, AND ON 04/12/1918.
HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL WW1 MEMORIAL & ST JOHNS CHURCH, NEWLANDS, HULL
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, HAINAUT, BELGIUM.
HIS BROTHER, HAROLD SERVED IN THE 5TH SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT AND WAS DISCHARGED AS UNFIT IN 1915.
