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Hammer, Heathcote Howard (1905–1961)

army officer, commercial traveller and storekeeper

Heathcote Howard Hammer (1905-1961), by unknown photographer, 1944

Heathcote Howard Hammer (1905-1961), by unknown photographer, 1944

Australian War Memorial, 080834 [detail]

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Heathcote Howard Hammer (1905-1961), by unknown photographer, 1944

Heathcote Howard Hammer (1905-1961), by unknown photographer, 1944

Australian War Memorial, 080834 [detail]

Life Summary [details]

Birth

15 February, 1905
Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia

Death

10 March, 1961 (aged 56)
Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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