Person    | Male  Died 21/6/1898

William Riley

Categories: Children, Tragedy

William Riley
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 11. Buried in grave 4 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.

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William Riley

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HMS Albion disaster

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