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 of 10th Bn., Army Cyclist Corps attd. 1st / 22nd Bn., London Regiment, (Formerly 387 68th Welsh Div. Cyclist Coy.)
Killed in Action Friday 6th July 1917, France , age 21
| Of: | 10 Hoviley Brow, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1896, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Clara Riley and James Riley of 10 Hoviley Brow, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Worked for his father in the family fruit and vegitable buisness |
| He enlisted in: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered on: | Oak Dump Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, H. 5. |
| Link with Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
Notes:
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.