N. V. Riva
Service no. 1891
Private, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 2nd Battalion
Born in Lambeth; enlisted in London; lived in Lambeth
Killed in action on 31 March 1915, aged 18
CWGC: “Son of Mr E. Riva, of 46 Priory Grove, South Lambeth, London.”
Remembered at Ferme Buterne Military Cemetery, Houplines, France
Information from the censuses
Norman Riva, 14 in 1911, was a dental assistant. He lived five rooms at 46 Priory Grove, South Lambeth, with his parents and siblings. Riva’s father, Edward Riva, 42, a warehouseman (provisions), was from Camberwell; his mother, Susannah Riva, 41, was born in Westminster. Their six surviving children (of seven) were:
Francis Riva, 16, a railway clerk
Norman Riva, 14
William Riva, 11, at school and helping on a milk round
Ida RIva, 8
Dora RIva, 2
Edgar Riva, 7 months
All were born in South Lambeth. In 1901 the Riva family were living at 52 Priory Grove.