Sergeant

Walter Cecil Riley

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of J. W. Riley, of Baidham, Collingwood, Golden Bay, Nelson.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2451
Name:
Walter Cecil Riley
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Education: 
Next of Kin: 
H.B. Riley (brother), Collingwood, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
7 Shelly Beach Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
9
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Walter Cecil Riley
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