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Sports Stars Remember The Fallen
On the stroke of 11 o’clock, flags were lowered and the last post sounded as the world of rugby league stood to commemorate the dead of war.
Hull FC and Warrington, this year’s cup finalist at Wembley and on the eve of the sport's big showcase representatives from both clubs along with the RFL, RBL and the military laid wreaths.
In many people's thoughts, Jack Harrison, one of Hull's most famous sporting sons, who in four years between 1912 and 1916 scored 106 tries for the Black and Whites, but who like so many yong men of the East Yorkshire Regiment was killed in France.
In May 1917 2nd Lt Harrison on seeing his platoon under fire at Oppy Wood single handily took out a German machine gun he was never seen again and awarded the VC for his actions.
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