Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Cecil Riley

From Graces Guide

(William Thomas) Cecil Riley

1894 Born, son of William Riley, (Junior) and his wife Emma

1901 Living at Holly Bank, Radford Road, Coventry with parents, aged 6 [1]

Attended Oundle School as a boarder.

1914 joined the army, serving in the Army Supply Corps before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps

1917 Qualified as a pilot with the rank of second lieutenant.

1961 Died


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Sources of Information

  1. 1901 Census
  • Biography of the Riley family, ODNB