Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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RILEY, ROBERT EDWARD

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Studio portrait of 946 Private (Pte) Robert Edward Riley, 26th Battalion from Latrobe, Tasmania. A 21 year old butcher prior to enlisting on 18 February 1915, he embarked for overseas with C Company from Brisbane on 29 June 1915 aboard HMAT Aeneas. The 26th Battalion landed at Gallipoli on 12 September 1915 and in November Pte Riley was evacuated to Malta for medical treatment. He died of pneumonia at St Ignatius Hospital, Malta on 22 December 1915 and is buried in the Pieta Cemetery, Malta

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