RILEY, Joseph John
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
47RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PLY/X105132
P.O.W. number:
80616
Born:
Monday, April 25, 1921
Birthplace:
Preston, Lancashire
Joseph John Riley, a Grocers's Assistant from Preston, enlisted into the Royal Marines on 24 September 1941. He joined 47RM Commando sometime after its formation in August 1943. Marine Riley was captured and a prisoner of war on 7 June 1944 during operations at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy.
Sources
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/68/2.
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/68/2.
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111.
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