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Pte. Riley Arthur

British Army 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment

from:Nelson, Lancashire

(d.25th January 1918)

Arthur Riley was the step brother of Mary Ann Marsden (the grand-mother of Patricia Mews nee Spencer). He was a weaver in Nelson, Lancashire and was married to Sarah Brown. He was born on the 8th January 1889 to James Riley and Hannah Marsden.

Called up in 1916 from his home in Branch Street, Nelson, he was sent to Salonika, Northern Greece and was wounded in 1917. Having died on the 25th of January 1918 he was buried at the Sarigol Military Cemetery in Kriston.



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