Private James Leonard Wearn - Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
James Wearn died on 27th September 1943 age 29. He served with the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry and is buried at the Salerno War Cemetery in Italy.
He was born in Southwark on the 21st August 1914 to James Henry and Annie Wearn, by 1939 he was unmarried and living at 1 Great Coxwell Council Houses (now Cherry Orchard we assume) working as a milkman. Early in 1940 he married Gillian Bryan in Wantage, after his death Gillian married Albert Rixon in 1948. Gillian was living in Canada Lane when she died in 1979 and is buried in the Faringdon Nonconformist Cemetery
In loving memory of a dear husband and dad Albert Rixon died Sept 29th 1956 aged 41 years
Gone but not forgotten
Also a dear mum and sister Gillian Rixon born 26.11.1919 died 12.2.1979.
His father James Henry Wearn was 21 when he died in 1917 in the First War, he is remembered on the Menin Gate at Ypres, Annie remarried, becoming Annie Akers.
James is commemorated on the Faringdon and Great Coxwell memorials and in St. Giles Church.
He was born in Southwark on the 21st August 1914 to James Henry and Annie Wearn, by 1939 he was unmarried and living at 1 Great Coxwell Council Houses (now Cherry Orchard we assume) working as a milkman. Early in 1940 he married Gillian Bryan in Wantage, after his death Gillian married Albert Rixon in 1948. Gillian was living in Canada Lane when she died in 1979 and is buried in the Faringdon Nonconformist Cemetery
In loving memory of a dear husband and dad Albert Rixon died Sept 29th 1956 aged 41 years
Gone but not forgotten
Also a dear mum and sister Gillian Rixon born 26.11.1919 died 12.2.1979.
His father James Henry Wearn was 21 when he died in 1917 in the First War, he is remembered on the Menin Gate at Ypres, Annie remarried, becoming Annie Akers.
James is commemorated on the Faringdon and Great Coxwell memorials and in St. Giles Church.