Marine James Nevin died of illness at the Military E.M.S. Hospital, Shotley Bridge, Co. Durham. Son of Thomas Henry and Agnes Nevin, of Newburn [1][2].

James Davidson Nevin was born and brought up in Newburn, Northumberland, and worked as a lorry driver for Walkers in Leamington on Tyne not long before the start of the war.

After enlisting he served in the 2nd Battalion Royal Marines from April 1941 until conversion to 43RM Commando in August 1943. Active service included Italy, the Adriatic, and Yugoslavia. At the end of the war Marine Nevin was diagnosed with cancer from which he died in November 1945. He received a full military funeral [3].