Emigration To Canada
In 1912 Leslie Harradine left the Royal Doulton studios to emigrate to Canada with his brother where, together, they purchased land and tried to build up a 4,000 acre (1,619 hectare) farm. The location was isolated, the soil was poor and the work was hard but Leslie enjoyed the life and managed to make a simple living from it. During the little spare time he had, he painted and made models from clay deposits found on his land.
In 1916 the two brothers joined the army and left Canada to fight the great war in France. After only a short while Leslie Harradine was injured when his horse was shot and he spent a good deal of time in hospital back in England. While there he met his future wife and shortly became a father.
Canada did not seem to him to be a suitable place for his wife and child so following the war Leslie passed his half of the farm to his brother and settled in Bedfordshire doing bits and pieces of painting and modelling. His dream, once again, was to open a small studio in London.
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