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...o"/> In the [[First World War]] 1914 to 1918 James was a sergeant in the [[Northumberland Fusiliers]] but was invalided out after being gassed on the [[Western Front ...walked out.<ref name="SunSun"/> His next big break came when he took over from a young [[Max Miller (comedian)|Max Miller]] who had walked out of a show.<

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...e ukulele to his performance. He started his recording career in 1926 and, from 1934, he increasingly worked in film to develop into a major star by the la ...|George Formby]] (he is now known as George Formby Sr). Formby Sr suffered from a chest ailment, identified variously as [[bronchitis]], [[asthma]] or [[tu