{"id":47818,"date":"2026-06-20T09:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/?p=47818"},"modified":"2026-06-20T09:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:36:17","slug":"fairman-leonard-oliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/fairman-leonard-oliver\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairman, Leonard Oliver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fairman-Leonard-Oliver.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fairman-Leonard-Oliver.jpg\" alt=\"Leonard Oliver Fairman\" class=\"wp-image-47821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fairman-Leonard-Oliver.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fairman-Leonard-Oliver-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Leonard Oliver Fairman<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Rank:\u00a0<\/em>Bombardier 876630<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Regiment:<\/em>\u00a0Royal Field Artillery originally with the 6th RFA later the 95th Brigade &#8220;D&#8221; battery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Parents:<\/em>\u00a0Mr Walter John Fairman &amp; Jane Webb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brothers:<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/10\/fairman-percy-gordon\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"15896\">Percy Gordon Fairman<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/fairman-stephen-francis\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"47819\">Stephen Francis Fairman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brother-in-Law:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/12\/martin-t\/\">T Martin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Address:<\/em>\u00a0Silverster Road, Bexhill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Other Info:<\/em>\u00a0Leonard died from his wounds (GSW to the left upper arm, septicaemia and shock) while in the Auxiliary Military Hospital, Manor Hill, Claughton on the 27th April 1918. His parents were Walter John Fairman and Jane Webb. The family lived at Silvester Road in Bexhill. Two of his brothers were also lost during the Great War, Percy (already in this collection) and Stephen and his three other brothers also served in the war. Photograph from the Bexhill-on-Sea Observer 13th Feb 1915 Gallery of Patriots. He previously married Adelaide Louisa Brown on the 26th August 1912 and they had three children. His only son died as a POW of the Japanese in 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is remembered at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwgc.org\/visit-us\/find-cemeteries-memorials\/cemetery-details\/150600\/birkenhead-flaybrick-hill-cemetery\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cwgc.org\/visit-us\/find-cemeteries-memorials\/cemetery-details\/150600\/birkenhead-flaybrick-hill-cemetery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery<\/a>, grave reference 16c of E 469 and on the Hastings Town Hall Roll of Honour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to David Fairman for providing the image and information about Leonard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this&nbsp;person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leonard Oliver Fairman Rank:\u00a0Bombardier 876630 Regiment:\u00a0Royal Field Artillery originally with the 6th RFA later the 95th Brigade &#8220;D&#8221; battery Parents:\u00a0Mr Walter John Fairman &amp; Jane Webb Brothers:\u00a0Percy Gordon Fairman &amp; Stephen Francis Fairman Brother-in-Law: T Martin Address:\u00a0Silverster Road, Bexhill Other Info:\u00a0Leonard died from his wounds (GSW to the left upper arm, septicaemia and shock) while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[91,941,18,15],"class_list":["post-47818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-army","tag-bexhill","tag-birkenhead-flaybrick-hill-cemetery","tag-killed","tag-royal-field-artillery"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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