Harold George Meritt (22 September 1920 – March 2004) was an English semi-professional

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who made one appearance in the

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for

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

Personal life

Meritt served in the

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during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

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English Football League players English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards 1920 births 2004 deaths Footballers from Ormskirk Leyton Orient F.C. players Everton F.C. players Margate F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Southern Football League players Trowbridge Town F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players Poole Town F.C. players British Army personnel of World War II Kent Football League (1894–1959) players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub