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Harris was the son of Mr & Mrs E. J. Harris, of the Stag Inn, Herringthorpe. A product of
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was the basis for a feature film of the same name in 1954. He was the father of
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He married Betty Wragg, daughter of Mr & Mrs H Wragg, of Tenter Street,
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