Riley, Basil William Birkenhead
Person: id 3924
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University connections
USyd
Event flag
World War I
Family name
Riley
Given name(s)
Basil William Birkenhead
Initials
B.W.B.
Gender
Male
Early education
Tertiary education
Combined start dates
19191915
Education notes
Attendance at university 1914-1916 and 1919-1922. War interrupted study.University 1st X1 1914- 1915. Commenced medical study in 1919.
Military service
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Riley B.W.B. : Medical Practitioner 1926 - @ Mosman [ NSW Australia ]Riley B.W.B. : Medical Practitioner - Royal North Shore Hospital @ Royal North Shore Hospital : St Leonards [ NSW Australia ]Riley B.W.B. : Ship's Doctor 1928Riley B.W.B. : Medical Practitioner 1939 - Royal North Shore Hospital @ North Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
Other events
OCRd book entry or other narrative
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.
Documents
Visible notes
Twin brother of Bernard Moreton Birkenhead RILEY
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