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Pte. William Riley
British Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Blaydon
(d.24th Sep 1918)
William Riley, Private 325774, enlisted at Newcastle and served in the 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry. He died on the 24th September 1918 and is remembered at Vis-en-Artois Memorial. Panel 9. His medal card records him as having previously served in the 9th Battalion Service No. 9/7417 also the award of the War and Victory Medals.
William was born in Jarrow 1888, son of John and Bridget Riley nee Ford of 56 Cuthbert Street, Blaydon. He was married to Alice Riley nee Murphy of 107 Edward Street, Blaydon. In the 1911 census the family was living at 57 Cuthbert Street, Blaydon with husband John (52) a joiner's labourer with the Co-op Wholesale Society, his wife Bridget(52) and two sons, William(22) and John(19), both single and both working as brick yard labourers in Brick-makers. There is also a 25 year old boarder employed in a chemical works.
