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. 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.
