Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire — John Farringdon, the second-oldest living man in the United Kingdom, and fourth-oldest in the world, died on August 13th, at the age of 111 years, 67 days. His passing was reported by the Cubbington Mill Care Home.
John Farringdon was born in Enfield, north London, on 7 June 1913, the only son out of four children. In the 1920s, aged 16, he began his first job repairing typewriters. A few years later, in 1934, he was employed by the Ford Motor Company as a typewriter mechanic. Although he initially aspired to be a Spitfire pilot for the Royal Air Force during World War II, he ultimately decided to stay working for Ford, where he helped manufacture tank parts for the Army during the war. He would remain employed at Ford for 40 years before retiring.
In 1940, he married his wife, Irene, at Essex Registry Office, after meeting her while being stationed with her family during the war. The couple would remain together until Irene’s death at the age of 38. He would later meet a woman named Vera while playing darts at a local pub, who would become his long-term partner until her death around 1990.
At the time of his passing, he was the fourth-oldest (validated) living man in the world.
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