Riley, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Riley |
Gender | M |
Age | 38 |
Date of Death | 25-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Timothy and Elizabeth Riley, of Blackburn. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3816 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lower Darwen (St. James) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Old ground near East Wall. |
Epitaph | HIS SPIRIT WILL LIVE ON WITH THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1352461 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-04-1943 |
End Date | 25-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 15 minutes after takeoff into the suburbs of Leicester, and exploded. |