Private 20698 William RILEY

Private 20698 William Riley{gallery}Pte W H Stringer{/gallery}6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Formerly Pte 16425, Hussars
Killed in action in the Battle of the Somme, France and Flanders, 29th September 1916, aged 22

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• Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 14 A and 14 B
  
• Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of William and Mary Ann Riley
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments | Stockingford

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Riley
• Thiepval Memorial
• York and Lancaster Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1892 at Nuneaton
  
• Lived at 75 Duke Street, Nuneaton [1901]
  
• Living at 21 Sunnyside, Nuneaton [1911]
• Employed as a coal miner / filler [1911]
  
• Enlisted at Nuneaton. Disembarked in Egypt on 5 Sep 1915, arrived in France by 27 Jul 1916