Roll of Honour
Riley, William Leo Anthony
Rank: Leading Aircraftsman
Regiment: Royal Air Force
Biography: Son of William and Winefred Beatrice Riley, Blackpool ; born Blackburn, 1923 ; educated at St. Joseph's College, Blackpool. In 1941 he joined the Royal Air Force and attended the Cadets' course at the University. He was later attached to an Advanced Flying Unit at Wigtown, and on 31 October 1942 was reported missing on a training flight and presumed killed.
Date of Death: 31 October 1942
Burial Details: Name Recorded on Runnymede Memorial, Panel 97
Publication: Roll of Remembrance. Published 1952.
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