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Harris, Oscar Drewe (Odee), son of Charles Drewe Harris, of Hampstead, by Harriet Agnes Tomlin, daughter of Stanley Harris, of Amersham, Bucks; b. March 15, 1884; adm. Jan. 20, 1898 (H); left April 1901; in the employment of Eastern Telegraph Co. in London and abroad 1901-8; entered the theatrical business 1909; theatre manager for Andre Charlot at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Coventry Street, London; served in Egypt, France, and Italy with the 4th Batt. West Indies Regt. in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. March 6, 1916; Lieut. May 31, 1916; Capt. Nov. 20, 1916; author of Unsettled in Places (1937); m. Sept. 8, 1956, Audrey Mary, daughter of Joseph Edgar George, silk buyer, formerly of Bath, Somerset; d. 1975.

Harris, Leonard Davis, son of L. H. Harris, of Ruislip, Middlesex; b. Nov. 13, 1905; adm. Sept. 26, 1918 (H); left Dec. 1924; Pilot Officer (A. and S. D.) R.A.F.V.R. Aug. 26, 1940; Flight-Lieut; d. Nov. 8, 1959.

Harris, Charles Gordon, son of the Rev. Charles Harris, Rector of Garsdon, Wilts, by Mary Wilson, daughter of Robert Moir, M. D., of Stirling; b. May 9, 1901; adm. May 4, 1916 (H); left Dec. 1916; asst. manager of the General Accident Assurance Corporation at Shanghai, China, 1929-39; a planter in New Guinea 1939-49; a farmer and civil servant in Kenya 1949-59; Lieut. R.N.V.R. June 6, 1940; m. Oct. 21, 1925, Ursula, daughter of Andrew Anderson, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

Hare, Robert Wilham Powel, son of Maj. Richard Powel Hare OBE and Ruby Geraldine, d. of John William Warry of Clevedon, Bristol; b. 3 Mar. 1913; adm. Jan. 1927 (H); left July 1931; RASC 1940-5 (Maj.), despatches (N. Africa) Nov. 1943; factory manager J. Lyons & Co. 1947- 65, dir. Lyons Bakery 1965, Linden Bakery 1966, retd 1977; m. 18 Dec. 1940 Gwyneth Alice, d. of James Mitchell-Jones, dir. shipping co., of Liverpool; d. 31 Jan. 1993.

Harding-Newman, Thomas Harold, youngest son of Benjamin Harding-Newman, of Nelmes Park, Essex, by Charlotte Augusta, daughter of John North, M. D., of Brecon; b. Feb. 18, 1876; adm. Sept. 26, 1889 (H); left April 1894; served in Great War I; Capt. 1st Batt. Cambs. Regt. June 1, 1916, and became Major; M.C. Oct. 14, 1918; m. Aug. 9, 1905, Alice, younger daughter of Major-Gen. George Fuller Walker; d. Jan. 5, 1953

Harding, Charles Alvar, son of Charles Copeley Harding, solicitor, and Louise Alvar Victoria, d. of Albert Ernst Beckman of Stockholm; b. 17 Nov. 1915; adm. Sept. 1929 (H); left July 1930; Caius Coll. Camb., matric. 1934; Roy. Fusiliers 1941 (Lieut.); his obituary notes 'Harding has the distinction of being dubbed "the ultimate spare man"; d. 2001.

Harding, Brian, son of Herbert William Harding, Senior Clerk, India Audit Office; b. Feb. 4, 1889; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (H); left July 1906; d. Sept. 3, 1958.

Harden, Donald Benjamin, son of Rt Rev. John Mason Harden, Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry, and Constance Caroline, d. of William Sparrow of Clonmel, co. Tipperary; b. 8 July 1901; adm. Sept. 1914 (H), non-res. KS Sept. 1916; left July 1920; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1920, sen. schol. 1922, BA 1923 (1st class hons Classical Trip. Pt 2), MA 1932; sen. asst Human­ity Dept. Univ. of Aberdeen 1924-6; Commonwealth Fund Fellow Michigan Univ. 1926-8, PhD; Michigan Univ. expedition to Egypt 1928-9; asst Keeper Dept. of Antiquities Ashmolean Museum 1929-45, Keeper 1945-56; FSA 1944, Vice-Pres. 1949-53 and 1964-7; Pres. Council for Brit. Archaeology 1950-4; Leverhulme Fellowship for res. on ancient glass 1953; Dir. Lon­don Museum 1956-70; Roy. Commn on Historic Monuments (England) 1963-71; OBE 1956, CBE 1969; Gold Medal Soc. of Antiquaries 1977; hon. FBA 1987; author of Roman Glass from Karanis 1936, The Phoenicians 1962, rev. 1971 and 1980; m. 1st 6 July 1934 Cecil Ursula, d. of Rev. James Adolphus Harriss, Vicar of St Andrew, Oxford; 2nd 31 Mar. 1965 Dorothy May, d. of Daniel Herbert McDonald, chartered accountant, of Melbourne, Australia; d. 13 Apr. 1994.

Hansen, John Cecil, brother of Albert Edward Hansen (q.v.); b. Oct. 1, 1893; adm. Sept. 24, 1908 (H); left Dec. 1912; Clare Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1913; enlisted in 18th Batt. Royal Fusiliers Aug. 28, 1914; 2nd Lieut. 10th Batt. East Surrey Regt. Oct. 20, 1914, transferred to 10th Batt. Hampshire Regt., in which he became Capt., served in Macedonia, Serbia, and Bulgaria; mentioned in despatches; manager of the Cotton Dept., Kynock's, Ltd., Natal; m.

Hansen, Harold William Mortimer, brother of Albert Edward Hansen (q.v.); b. Jan. 2, 1902; adm. May 4, 1916 (H); left March 1918.