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- 1905-1917 (Creation)
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2 boxes, paper
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Born in 1889 in Leicester to Joseph Haines, a schoolmaster, and Lucy (nee Horsley).
Frank started his education at St Saviour’s School and in 1900 moved to The Wyggeston School where he studied until 1907.
He won an organ scholarship to Clare College where he was also a singer (baritone).
He obtained a B.A. Mus, Bac. (Cantab) and was made sub-organist of King’s College, Cambridge in 1912.
He became a Lieutenant in 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment and was Killed in Action on 16.6.1917.
He is on the Arras Memorial (Bay 5), France and also the Syston Memorial as his parents were living at The Morlands, Syston at the time of his death.
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Includes music manuscripts, scrapbook of concert programmes and photographs.
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See also photographs of Haines at CCPH/1/HAINES