Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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John James RILEY
Private 19997 John James RILEY
10th Battalion, Army Cyclist Corps,
attached to 1st/22nd Battalion, London Regiment,
formerly 387 68th Welsh Division, Cyclist Company.
Killed in Action, Friday 6th July 1917, France, age 21
| Home address: | 10 Hoviley Brow, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1896, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Clara Riley and James Riley 10 Hoviley Brow, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Worked for his father in the family fruit and vegitable buisness |
| Enlisted: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Oak Dump Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, row H, grave 5. |
| Link to Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
In the 1921 Cenotaph Unveiling Booklet he is named as James Riley.
He was a keen boxer, and while in training at Bedford won two silver medals for boxing in contests connected with the 68th Welsh Division Cyclist Corps.