To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Gunner

Dennis Riley

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Born 26/11/1917

Royal Artillery

78 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt.

 

Service Record

Mobilised for overseas service

Sept 3rd 1941

 

Gourock (Scotland)

Arrival

12th Dec 1941 Depart

Freetown (S.Africa)

24th Nov 1941

26th Nov 1941

Durban

18th Jan 1941

24th Dec 1941

Maldive Isle

4th Jan 1942

5th Jan 1942

 

Empress_of_Japan

 

 

 

Singapore

13th Jan 1942

28th Jan 1942

Pladjoe (Sumatra)

30th Jan 1942

31st Jan 1942

Palembang

31st Jan. 1942

15h Feb 1942

Oesthaven

16th Feb 1942

16th Feb 1942

Batavia (Java)

19th Feb 1942

21st Feb 1942

Tjimahi

21st Feb. 1942

2nd Mar1942

Tasikmalaja

3rd Mar 1942

 

Dutch Capitulation

8th Mar 1942

 

 

 

 

Japanese POW

 

 

 

Tea Plantation taken P.O.W.

12th Mar 1942

16th Mar1942

4 mile march to roadside camp

16th Mar1942

21st Mar1942

12 mile march to Tjihbang

21st Mar1942

28th Mar1942

Tanjong Priok P.O.W. Camp

28th Mar1942

14th Sept1942

Singapore

17th Sept1942

9th Oct1942

 

 

 

Marriott-Edward-James-Batu Lintang

 

 

 

Batu Lintang P.O.W. Camp, Sarawak, Borneo

13th Oct 1942

 

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Dennis Riley pictured with Edward (Jnr) Marriott

Dennis made the cross for Edward’s fathers grave at Batu Lintang

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''Our Thanks are for being a Chapter in Life.''

 

 

 

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