Smith, Harry Leslie

Harry Leslie Smith was born in 1923, in Barnsley, Yorkshire. He is a veteran of the RAF and the Second World War. After the war, Smith spent several years in Hamburg, Germany as part of the Allied occupation force. During his military tour in Germany, Harry Smith developed a strong attachment to the German people, their culture and their language. He returned to Great Britain after being demob and worked in various professions in Yorkshire. Smith became disillusion with life and prospects in 1950's Britain and eventually emigrated to Canada with his wife. In Canada, Harry worked in the orienta...