LEST WE FORGET 321 READ, Victor Maxwell WWII Victor was born in 1919. He served in the Air Force during World War II. He married Elsie Doyle of Stoney Beach. Victor farmed at Stoney Beach. RILEY, Frederick “Fred” BOERWAR &WWI Fred was born May 24, 1878, in Husthwaite Gate, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, to Thomas and Ann Ellen (Corner) Riley. After completing an apprenticeship, he joined a cavalry regiment in the Boer War where he distinguished himself in guerilla warfare, before immigrating to Canada in 1904. He married Athalinda Victoria Denison on June 3, 1908 in Winnipeg where he worked in real estate. Frederick and Athalinda had three children: Fred Denison (1909-1987), Dorothy Ellen (1912-1982) and Altalinda Victoria (1914-1982). Fred and Athalinda moved to Outlook in 1908 where he became the town’s first postmaster. In 1912, he left Outlook for Kamloops where he worked for Western Properties before joining the staff at The Kamloops Daily Inland Sentinel. He enlisted on February 23, 1916 and went overseas with the 183rd Battalion ‘Manitoba Beavers.’ He served almost continuously at the front until the end of the war, winning the Military Cross for ‘conspicuous bravery.’ After the war, Fred returned to Canada. He worked as a land inspector in Prince Albert and later in the investment department of Great West Life Assurance until 1944. He chose Vancouver Island for his retirement. Athalinda passed away in 1947, and Fred on August 10, 1960. RILEY, Charles WWI Charles Riley was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England on June 4, 1891. His parents were Thomas and Ann Ellen (Corner) Riley. He served three years in the 26th Battalion RGA in the United Kingdom. Charles emigrated from the UK to Canada in 1909 in order to help his brother Fred who was postmaster in Outlook. He later moved to Regina where he was employed with the AttorneyGeneral’s Department. Before he enlisted in Regina on November 9, 1914, at the age of 23, Charles worked with the City of Regina as a cashier-clerk. Standing over six feet, he served with the Canadian Army Field Artillery in the 5th Brigade and saw action at both Somme and Ypres. Charles had served for thirteen months before he was severely wounded at Passchendaele in October 1917. Lieutenant Charles Riley died in the 1st Canadian Field Hospital of scalp and multiple body injuries on November 8, 1917, at the age of 26. “Faithful in everything and loved by all” is written on his tombstone at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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