Jack Harris


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From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 1891-1892
Date of death 24th Jul 1954
Age between 61 and 63 years old
Gender Male
Groups
The Rucksack Club Vice-President 1954
Member 1922–1925
Member 1926–1932
Member 1938–1939

Jack Harris was a cloth snipper by trade and a fast, tough walker in the Rucksack Club, known for leading the annual Langsett meets. He came back from the First World War with a shrapnel wound. He was made a vice-president of the club while already very ill and died on 24 July 1954. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1955 /library/7685/rucksack-club-journal-1955

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16 contributions since 10th October 2026.

Quick Info

From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 1891-1892
Date of death 24th Jul 1954
Age between 61 and 63 years old
Gender Male
Groups
The Rucksack Club Vice-President 1954
Member 1922–1925
Member 1926–1932
Member 1938–1939

Jack Harris was a cloth snipper by trade and a fast, tough walker in the Rucksack Club, known for leading the annual Langsett meets. He came back from the First World War with a shrapnel wound. He was made a vice-president of the club while already very ill and died on 24 July 1954. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1955 /library/7685/rucksack-club-journal-1955

Contributors
16 contributions since 10th October 2026.

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