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Name	Thomas Arthur Hungerford
Alternative Names	T.A.G. Hungerford
Born	5 May, 1915 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	19 June, 2011 (aged 96) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation *	soldier (1941-1947) Federal, Australia press secretary (1947-1950) Western Australia, Australia novelist (1950-1970) Western Australia, Australia short story writer (1950-2005) Western Australia, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1970-1983) Western Australia, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier)
Awards	Gold Medal (Australian Literature Society) (recipient, 1951) Gold Medal (Australian Literature Society) (recipient, 1952) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1987) Patrick White Literary Award (recipient, 2002)
Legacies *	T. A. G. Hungerford Award (eponym)

* Dates are approximate

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