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Pte. Joseph Riley
British Army 1st Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Burnley, Lancashire
(d.14th January 1919)
Joseph Riley died 14th January 1919 aged 27. He is buried in the Amersfoort Roman Catholic Cemetery in Holland, the only WW1 casualty buried in this cemetery.
Joseph went to camp with the Special Reserve in July 1914, and on the outbreak of war he was at once drafted into the Expeditionary Force, going out on December 30 of the same year. He was taken prisoner on 14th May 1915 and died in Holland on the 14th January 1919, whilst on his way home to England. He lived at 76 Helena Street, Burnley, Lancashire.