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Private Joseph William Lofthouse Riley

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1872-01-22
Place of birth: Crowle Lincolnshire England
Next of kin: Ada Hewitt Riley, wife. 1046 Eveleigh Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Other Engineers
Address: 1046 Eveleigh Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-10-10
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 28 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 258473
Highest Rank: Private (7th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Sergeant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1595580
LAC ID: 599845
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8284-S033
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William Riley and Hannah Riley; husband of Ada H. Riley of 67 Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, Manchester, England

Prior military - 12 1/2 years 16th Lancers (7 years India - 2 years 10 months South Africa) / 1 year 31st British Columbia Horse

Wife's address changed to 756 13th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia

Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 211th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-14