Signalman

John Turton Riley

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John William and Muriel Riley (nee Turton), of Valetta, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

HM Landing Ship Tank 420 was lost when it hit a mine in the English Channel, on the approach to Ostend Harbour

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
1954
Name:
John Turton Riley
Rank: 
Signalman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Navy, HM Landing Ship Tank 420

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Missing, Presumed Killed
Date of Death:
07 November 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Navy

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 3.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
John Turton Riley
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