Private 2020 Thomas Riley

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 31
Date of death: 24th of October 1914 (Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Le Touret Memorial - Panel 23.

BMD details:
Marriage: 15/09/1906 Thomam RILEY to Mariam KILMURRAY at Holy Cross RC, Parr, St Helens.

Census details:
1891 - 8 years old Thomas is living at 13 Parr Mount, Parr, St Helens with parents James (40), Mary (31) and three siblings: Catherine (11), George (4), [cas=1036]Joseph Riley[/cas] (1). Also at the address are boarders Mary Connor (56), James Connor (21). 1901 - 18 years old 'Chemical Labourer' Thomas is living at 48 Parr Street, Parr, St Helens with parents James (50), Mary (41) and six siblings: George (14), [cas=1036]Joseph Riley[/cas] (11), [cas=2764]Frank Riley[/cas] (8), Mary E (7), [cas=2613]James Riley[/cas] (5), Eilien (2). 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'Day Wage Hand (underground)' Thomas living at 64 Dudley Street, Parr, St Helens with wife Mary (26) and two children: Joseph (3), Patrick (2). Also at the address was brother-in-law James Kilmurray (19).

Notes:
[note=2]Four Riley brothers who died in The Great War[/note]

[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Pickervance_Riley.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Le Touret Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Joseph Riley (Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Riley1.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/2020RileyT.jpg[/pic] [caption]A dedication for Private Thomas Riley at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [url=http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/14881336.__39_Don__39_t_forget_brothers_whose_name_died_with_them_at_the_Somme__39_/]Don't forget band of brothers from Parr whose name died with them at the First World War[/url] (Paula Morris, St Helens Star 11/11/2016)