Click at 5:37 to view the Riley portion of the video, ending at 10:27.
Educators: Click HERE for a Lesson Plan that explores Riley’s life.
Private Thomas Riley from Calgary, Alberta, was a Lewis gunner at the Battle of Passchendaele. Killed in action, what happened to his remains continues to be a mystery and caused many years of consternation and grief for his kin.
Private Riley is the first of four stories covered in our Forgotten Fallen video tribute to Canadians who died in the First World War fallen with no known graves. (4m:50)
To learn more about Private Riley, see our article here.
To view our lesson plan about Private Riley, click here.
We thank Heritage Canada for their support in the making of Forgotten Fallen.
