John Harding
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 35 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 10,1896 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | South Petherton |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | January 20,1989 |
| Died | Nether Compton |
| United Kingdom | |
| Battles and wars | First World War |
| Second World War | |
| Malayan Emergency | |
| Cyprus Emergency | |
| Children | John Charles Harding, 2nd Baron Harding of Petherton |
| Grandchildren | Dido Harding |
| William Allan John Harding, 3rd Baron Harding of Petherton | |
| Books | The Puzzler |
| The Girl Who Couldn't Read | |
| Florence and Giles and The Turn of the Screw | |
| Florence and Giles | |
| One Big Damn Puzzler | |
| While The Sun Shines | |
| What We Did on Our Holiday | |
| Untitled Novel | |
| Movies/Shows | The Iron Lady |
| Smallpox 2002 | |
| The Young Visiters | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1603251 |
John Harding Life story
Field Marshal Allan Francis Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, GCB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, MC, known as John Harding, was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and . . .
Prisoner released by Russia 'treated worse than a dog'
... Among them were five British nationals who were freed - including John Harding, Dylan Healy, Andrew Hill and Shaun Pinner...
Ukraine war: Britons held by Russian forces reunite with family
... Aiden Aslin, John Harding, Dylan Healy, Andrew Hill and Shaun Pinner have been reunited with their families after landing at Heathrow Airport...
Britons held by Russian forces in Ukraine released
... Aiden Aslin, John Harding and Shaun Pinner, who were captured while fighting with Ukraine forces, were among those released...
Captured Briton John Harding appears in video in Ukraine
... John Harding, who is in his fifties and originally from Sunderland, is being interviewed by a Russian TV presenter...
How Britain pioneered an alternative to prison
... Witness History speaks to John Harding, a former Chief Probation Officer, who was in charge of the introduction of Community Service in one of the first pilot schemes...
Sheela-na-gigs: The naked women adorning Britain's churches
... The UK s poster girl for sheela-na-gigs can be found at the Church of St Mary and St David in Kilpeck, Herefordshire For the past 20 years John Harding, from the Sheela Na Gig Project, has covered thousands of miles tracking down sightings of them across the country...
Ukraine war: Britons held by Russian forces reunite with family
Five British nationals captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine have returned to the UK.
Aiden Aslin, John Harding , Dylan Healy , Andrew Hill and Shaun Pinner have been reunited with their families After Landing at Heathrow Airport .
Ten detainees, including The Five Britons, after Saudi Arabia Said it had brokered An Exchange between Russia and Ukraine.
The Presidium Network confirmed The Five men were now safely home.
Dominik Byrne, co-founder of the UK-based non-profit Organisation - which has been supporting The Family of Mr Healy - Said they were all " Looking Forward to normality with their families After This horrific ordeal".
In a video recorded on the plane, Mr Pinner, from Bedfordshire, Said they had escaped " by The Skin of our Teeth ".
" We're now out of the Danger Zone and on our way home to our families, " Said Mr Aslin, from Nottinghamshire.
Mr Aslin, Mr Pinner, Mr Harding, from Sunderland and Mr Hill, from Plymouth, were captured while fighting with Ukrainian forces.
Mr Healy , from Cambridgeshire, who had been providing humanitarian assistance in Ukraine, was detained by Russian-backed forces at a checkpoint in April alongside while in detention.
The UK government has not confirmed The Process that led to The Men 's release.
Their release came as part of one of The Most significant prisoner swaps of The War So Far , with 215 Ukrainian soldiers Released - including commanders of the Azov regiment, which defended Mariupol - by Russia.
In exchange, Ukraine handed over 55 Russian soldiers, as well as the pro-Kremlin Ukrainian politician and oligarch Victor Medvechuk, who was facing charges of treason.
Prime Minister Liz Truss Said The News of the release ended " months of uncertainty and suffering for them and their families".
She thanked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky " for his efforts to secure the release of detainees, and Saudi Arabia for their assistance".
Mr Aslin's local MP, Robert Jenrick , told Bbc News His Family were " over the moon".
" They've been through months of torture, strain and stress as a result of this, " the MP for Newark Said .
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly welcomed the release of The British nationals but added: " Tragically that was not the case for one of those detained and our thoughts remain with The Family of Paul Urey. "
Source of news: bbc.com
