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Gnr. James Riley
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Hebburn Colliery
(d.7th Jun 1918)
James Riley enlisted in Hebburn and served in the Royal Field Artillery. He died age 26 on the 17th June 1918 having served with the 5th Army Brigade. He is buried at Terlinthun Military Cemetery, Wimile which is on the outskirts of Boulogne, France. His medal card shows the award of War and Victory Medal with a note of his death.
James was born in Jarrow 1892, son of Arthur and Isabella Riley nee Miller. He was married to Isabella Riley nee Wilkinson of 24 Wood Street Hebburn Colliery. James came from a coal Mining family living at 24 Wood Street, Hebburn Colliery . In the 1911 Census his father Arthur(49) was a hewer, brothers John William(20) a putter, Robert(16) a driver and James himself(18) a shifter in the coal mine. Isabella(45) is his mother and has been married for 26 years. There were 12 children born of which 10 survived. 9 are living at home with 4 younger brothers of school age, Ralph(13), Arthur(11), Andrew(8) and Matthew(3). There are 2 daughters, Christina(22) who is married with 1 child (not listed on form) and Isabella who is 5 years old.
