Wilfred Riley
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Wilfred Riley was born on 2nd April 1898 at Huthwaite and was the son of Peter a coal miner hewer and Paulina Riley née Tagg of Huthwaite and laterly of Edmonton Alberta Canada. His father Peter was born in 1857 at Pinxton, his mother Paulina Tagg was born in 1858 at Huthwaite, they were married in 1881 their marriage was recorded in the Mansfield Registration district, they had the following children born in Huthwaite, Mabel b1892, Joseph Percy b1883, Leonard b1888, Beatrice b1892, Alfred Henry b1894, Elsie May b1897 they had the following children all born in Huthwaite, Wilfred b1898, Clariss b1900 and Frank b1901. In the 1901 census the family were living at George Street, Huthwaite where Peter is shown as a coal miner hewer. It would appear Peter and his family emigrated to Edmonton Alberta Canada as they appear on the 1911 census living in Canada. Wilfred enlisted into the Canadian army in 1916 and arrived in England with the Canadian Army on 30th August 1914.
Private Wilfred Riley enlisted in Canada into the Canadian Army, he arrived in England on 30th August 1916. He landed in France and was killed in action on 8th November 1917 and is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
Mansfield Reporter, 19 April 1918 (extract): ‘Memorial Service. At Huthwaite Parish Church a memorial service was held on Sunday morning to eight Huthwaite men, who have met with their deaths in France or died of wounds, their names being: Adams C. Evans, Evans T. Newman, Pendleton, Godber, Hardy and Riley. There was a large congregation, including the members of the Parish Church Bible Class, to which Newman belonged. St George’s flag was at half-mast on the church tower, and the ‘Roll of Honour’ was surrounded by a laurel wreath. The Rev. FN Beswick officiated.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchiv
