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Rank : Lance Corporal

Army Number : 13209

Unit : 8th Bn

Biography :

Enlisted at Ibstock. Served with the 8th Battalion during World War One. Killed in action France and Flanders campaign 21.3.1918. He is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.

CWGC:

RILEY, GEORGE
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 13209
Date of Death: 21/03/1918
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 8th Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 29 and 30.
Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL

'The Coalville Times printed two different pictures, the first enclosed when he was reported missing in action and a second when his death was published.'

Date of Birth : 1893

Place of Birth : Ibstock, Leicestershire

Date of Death : 21.3.1918

Place of Death : France

Civil Occupation : Colliery Worker

Period of Service : 24.9.1914 - 21.3.1918

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France