Friday 15th November 2013
Tony Lyons of the Bourne Valley Historical Society, writes ~
Like many historical societies throughout the county, we are compiling a detailed account of the men from our area who gave their lives in the two world wars and we have a problem. I wonder if any of your readers knows of an Edward Albert Wrixon who lived in Porton, near Salisbury? He died of natural causes at Salisbury Infirmary in 1942, aged 24, and is buried at Porton. His name appears on the local war memorial but we can find nothing whatsoever about his service details. From a photograph he was clearly in the army but there the trail ends. Local and family anecdotal evidence suggests that he may well have been wounded at Dunkirk and invalided from the army, but nothing more. We hope we can trace someone who knew him. If you can help I would be most grateful if you could contact Tony Lyons on 01980 842907 or email lyons.william@sky.com