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I'm not aware that my Mum had any prior contact with Harry. However, one of her closest friends, Pam (who lived in a neighbouring village), did. Her husband was also a builder, albeit more of a foreman, and almost certainly employed, or rather sub-contracted, these three men at some time in the past. I hadn't really considered the implications of that until I read your post. Pam's son, Dean, who I often played with (he was a year younger than me) recalled his mother saying to him, "I...