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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Barbara Mary Hammer: Birth: 01 AUG 1937 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Death: 20 SEP 2011 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  2. Kerry Heathcote Hammer: Birth: 03 MAR 1940 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Death: 13 JAN 1999 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia


Sources
1. Title:   Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
2. Title:   Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
3. Title:   Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;

Notes
a. Note:   VX24325 Heathcote Howard 'Sledge' Hammer, CBE, DSO, ED
 VX24325 Heathcote Howard 'Sledge' Hammer, CBE, DSO, ED
 Date of birth 1905-02-15 Southern Cross, WA
 Date commissioned 1926-02-25 Lieutenant, 8th Battalion.
 Date promoted 1935-02-25 Appointed captain.
 Other 1936-07-03 Reserve of Officers.
 Other units 1937-01-26 17th Machine Gun Regiment.
 Date promoted 1939-01-09 Appointed major.
 Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 1940-06-08 Enlisted in the 2nd AIF.
 Other units 1940-06-14 Headquarters 1 Australian Corps.
 Other units 1940-07-01 7th Division Cavalry Regiment.
 Other units 1940-08-01 Seconded Headquarters Australian General Base Depot.
 Other 1940-10-13 Arrived Middle East.
 Other units 1940-11-02 Attached 16th Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
 Other 1940-11-20 - 1940-12-21 Course Middle East Tactical School.
 Other units 1941-01-21 Seconded AIF Middle East reinforcements S Depot.
 Other units 1941-01-21 Commanding officer (temporary) Depot Battalion.
 Other units 1941-03-05 Brigade major Headquarters 16th Brigade.
 Other 1941-05 Arrived Middle East.
 Other 1941-06-14 Course Middle East Combined Training Centre.
 Other units 1942-01-08 - 1943-06-18 Lieutenant colonel commanding officer 2/48th Battalion.
 Date wounded 1942-10-31 Wounded in action - gun shot wound right cheek.
 Other 1942-11-09 Returned to unit.
 Date of honour or award 1943-01-16 Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
 Date returned to Australia 1943-02-25 Returned to Melbourne.
 Other units 1943-06-18 Temporary brigadier, commander 15th Brigade.
 Other 1943-06-25 Arrived New Guinea.
 Other units 1943-11-23 Attached Headquarters 29th Brigade.
 Date of honour or award 1944-05-01 Bar to Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
 Date returned to Australia 1944-06-27 Returned to Townsville.
 Date promoted 1944-10-24 Appointed colonel (retains rank of temporary brigadier).
 Other 1944-11-16 Arrived Bougainville.
 Date returned to Australia 1944-11-24 Returned to Townsville.
 Other 1944-12-30 Arrived Bougainville.
 Date of honour or award 1945-07-20 Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
 Date returned to Australia 1945-10-01 Returned to Brisbane.
 Other 1945-11-29 Reserve of Officers.
 Date of honour or award 1947-03-06 Mention in Despatches.
 Other units 1953-01-01 Command 2nd Armoured Brigade.
 Other units 1956-07-02 Temporary major general command 3rd Division.
 Other 1959-07-01 Reserve of Officers.
 Other c 1941-03-20 Arrived Greece.
 Date of death 1961-03-10



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