Grave Stone - Cemetery
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| Name: | Michael Riley |
| DOB: | 10/2/1896 |
| Lived: | 37 Davison Street,Boldon Colliery. |
| Conflict: | WW1 |
| Service: | Army |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Record: | 17339 |
| Medal Roll: | Military Star |
| Casualty List: | 385808 |
| Story | Michael Joined the East Yorkshire regiment, but later ended up in the Prince of Wales’s Own(West Yorkshire Regiment) 12th Bn. He was killed on 28th March 1916, along with other members of the regiment, including the officer commanding. I understand from the action at the time that they were killed by a German sniper. Buried in the Elzenwalle Brasserie Cemetery, in Belgium
Source: M Brown - Grt Nephew
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Grave Stone - Cemetery