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Able.Sea. James Hodgen Riley
Royal Navy HMS Viknor
from:Jarrow
(d.13th Jan 1915)
James Hodgen Riley was in the Naval reserve and a Fireman by profession. He was serving aboard HMS Viknor when she sank off Tory Island. There were no survivors from the crew when the vessel went missing on the 13th January 1915. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church and the Plymouth Naval Memorial
James was born at Dinaport, India - son of Peter and Barbara Riley of Jarrow. He was married to Bridget Riley nee Callaghan of 7 Walter Street Jarrow. In the 1911 census he was living at 15 South Street, Jarrow with his mother Barbara (50), born in Ireland, married for 31 years. She had 6 children but only 3 survived. Her husband was not present at the time of the census. There are only two sons present, James Hodgen (23) a labourer fireman in the boiler works at the shipyard and David (16) apprentice angle iron smith at the shipyard.
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