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Percy George Hannett (1892–1978)

Percy George Hannett

Percy George (George) Hannett (1892-1978) electrician, Communist and trade union official  Birth: 4 June 1892 at Laura, South Australia, seventh of seven children of native-born parents John Austin Hannett (1857-1893), a farmer, and Hester, née Parrott (1858-1948). Unmarried. Death: 21 May 1978 in a nursing home at Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales: usual residence Shepherd Street, Ryde.  After having spent eight months in a lunatic asylum, his father committed suicide in January 1893. His mother...

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