BORN HULL 1895. FULL NAME WAS Eugenio James Risi Rice.
SON OF JOSEPH RICE (GIUSSEPPI RISI 1862-1920) AND NICOLINA “NELLIE” TOMASSO (1865-1942). SON OF AN ORGAN GRINDER. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN FROM AN ITALIAN FAMILY. THE FAMILY LIVED IN HULL BETWEEN 1885-1897, THEN AT 1 DERBY ROAD, HOUNSLOW, MIDDLESEX, (1901 CENSUS) AND 9, Holroyd’s Yard, Meadow Lane, Leeds (CWGC ADDRESS).
HE ENLISTED IN YORK. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 3769, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 21453, TO THE 1ST BATTALION NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/07/1915, AGED 27, AND IS BURIED IN BELGIUM.
HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, GALLA RISI RICE, LIVED IN WAKEFIELD, ENLISTED AT PONTEFRACT & SERVED AS 281706, 7TH HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 28/08/1918, AGED 28. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, FRANCE.
Both brothers are commemorated on the WW1 Memorial at St Josephs Roman Catholic Church, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
