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Yardley, Harold Francis. (Salford, England, March 11, 1911- ). United Church. Studied at Victoria University (British Columbia), after some experience as a lay-pastor, preferring ordination to a degree. Pastorates at Gainsborough, Saskatchewan, 1943-1945; in Ontario, Gananoque, 1945-1947, Courtice, 1947-1950, Embro, 1950-1954, Brantford, 1954-1960, Sarnia, 1960-1970; Claresholm, Alberta, 1970-1973, after which he retired to Calgary. Just before he retired, The Hymn Book (1971) and The Book of Praise (1972) included a sample apiece of his work.

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