Hardie Ratcliffe
Musician and union leader
About Hardie Ratcliffe
Lived 1906 – 1975 (aged 69). Hardie Ratcliffe was a British.
John Hardie Ratcliffe (2 January 1906 – 26 May 1975) was an English musician, and General Secretary of the United Kingdom Musicians' Union from 1948.
Ratcliffe was born in 1906 in Liverpool, and named after Keir Hardie. and died in 1975 in London.
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Who was Hardie Ratcliffe?
musician and union leader
When was Hardie Ratcliffe born?
Hardie Ratcliffe was born on 2 January 1906 in Liverpool.
When did Hardie Ratcliffe die?
Hardie Ratcliffe died on 26 May 1975.
What nationality was Hardie Ratcliffe?
Hardie Ratcliffe was British.
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