LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Alan Walter RILEY
Service No: 419141
Born: Colac VIC, 17 May 1923
Enlisted in the RAAF: 14 July 1942
Unit: No. 62 Airfield Construction Wing
Died: Electrocuted, Labuan, 26 July 1945, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Labuan War Cemetery, Malaysia
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Walter and Caroline Monnie Riley, of Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 26 July 1945, Leading Aircraftman Riley, an Electrical Mechanic, was electrocuted while he was engaged in the inspection of electric light wiring.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/35/621