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RILEY, John Temple
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 222, 2438, 477 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sorell, Tas., August 1876 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mining Contractor |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 222, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen |
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World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2438, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 477, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 477, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 6 May 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 2438, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 6 May 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 2438, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
The latest military orders contain the following: — 'Decorations and medals conferred by His Majesty the King of Italy : Bronze medal for military valor : Squadron Sergeant-Major John Temple Riley, Light Horse.' Jack Riley now wears a lieutenant's star. Before the war, he was a well-known prospector in the Zeehan district, and before that again be sampled the quality of the Boers in the scrap for supremacy in South Africa. Valor couldn't help us caping from Jack. He is lined all ever inside with it, and 'twould be singular, indeed, if a junk didn't get to the surface.
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