Riley, Basil William Birkenhead

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Twin brother of Bernard Moreton Birkenhead RILEY

Book of Remembrance entry

M.B., Ch.M.; F.R.C.S. (Edin.), Dent. II : Lieutenant, 210th Siege Battery, R.G.A., B.E.F., France. Enlisting in London 10th November, 1916, and training at Handel St., London, and Lydd, crossed to France in April, 1917, and served at Arras, Bullecourt, Ypres, Cambrai and the Somme. Gassed 12th July, 1918, and evacuated to No. 3 London General Hospital, returning to Australia 22nd January, 1919, on sick leave. Early education at The King's School (Captain). Later one year in Arts.

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1896

Birth in Burwood -- NSW, Australia 17 October 1896
1907

Early education at The King's School, Parramatta, NSW, Australia 1907
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1916

Enlisted 10 Nov 1916 at Westminster [ London England ]
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Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France
1917

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1917
1923

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1923
1923

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1923
1926

Medical Practitioner at Mosman -- NSW, Australia 1926
1928

Ship's Doctor 1928
1939

Medical Practitioner at North Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1939
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Riley, Bernard Moreton Birkenhead
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Medical Practitioner at St Leonards -Royal North Shore Hospital- NSW, Australia

Gender

Male

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