Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Virgil Lee Riley
In memory of:
Flying Officer Virgil Lee Riley
October 15, 1944
Idum, Denmark
Military Service
J/35063
33
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
424 Sqdn.
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Additional Information
April 26, 1911
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
July 10, 1942
Calgary, Alberta
Son of Arthur Scott and Thelma Annie I. (née Talley) Riley of Rossland, British Columbia. Brother of Ralph, Lester, Carl, Charles, Alexander, George and Velma. Husband of Ivy Kazia (nee Belbeck) Riley and father of Sherrel Anne and Carol Lee, of Castlegar, British Columbia.
Commemorated on Page 428 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
IDUM CHURCHYARD
Denmark
Coll. grave 270-276.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of VIRGIL LEE RILEY – Parents. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of VIRGIL LEE RILEY – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of VIRGIL LEE RILEY – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of VIRGIL LEE RILEY – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Funeral – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Funeral – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Funeral – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Virgil Riley – My Father Photo of F/O Virgil Lee Riley. I was a year old when I last saw my father. Carolee Submitted on behalf of Carolee by Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Virgil Riley – My Father Photo of F/O Virgil Lee Riley and his wife, Ivy Belbeck Riley taken in September 1943. This is my favourite photo. I believe they were both heros...she was left with 2 daughters age 6 and 2 when he was killed in 1944..and went on to build our house with her own hands, take jobs outside the home when few women did, and gave us a good life. I was a year old when I last saw my father. Carolee Submitted on behalf of Carolee by Operation Picture Me -
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Funeral – The funeral of Virgil and his Crew Mates. Submitted on behalf of his daughter Carolee by Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Flying Officer Virgil Lee Riley is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flying Officer Virgil Lee Riley is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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