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Born Hampstead, on 19 January 1890, the 2nd son of Edward Rayner, a gentleman of Wadhurst, Harold was educated at Tonbridge School, Kent (1904-1909) before earning a Scholarship to Corpus. He graduated with a 2nd class degree in Literae Humaniores in 1913 having been College Captain (1911-1913), Secretary of the Boat Club (1910-1911), Boat Club Captain (1911-1913), Secretary of the Pelican Essay Club and then its President in 1911. He then read for a Geography Diploma at Oxford in 1913-1914 but, as a member of the University Contingent of the Officers’ Training Corps , he was called up on 22 December 1914, serving in France until his death.