Edward Jeffrey Hamm (15 September 1915 – 4 May 1994) was a leading British Fascist and supporter of Oswald Mosley.
Born in Ebbw Vale, Wales, he came into contact with the British Union of Fascists during a family trip to London and joined the movement in 1935, when he relocated to London. Something of a minor player in the BUF due to his youth, he moved to the Falkland Islands in 1939 to work as a teacher. He was arrested there in 1940 for his BU...
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Edward Jeffrey Hamm (15 September 1915 – 4 May 1994) was a leading British Fascist and supporter of Oswald Mosley.
Born in Ebbw Vale, Wales, he came into contact with the British Union of Fascists during a family trip to London and joined the movement in 1935, when he relocated to London. Something of a minor player in the BUF due to his youth, he moved to the Falkland Islands in 1939 to work as a teacher. He was arrested there in 1940 for his BUF membership (under Defence Regulation 18B) and later transferred to a camp in South Africa. Released in 1941 he was later called up to the Royal Armoured Corps and served until his discharge in 1944.
Following his discharge, Hamm set up the 'British League of Ex-Servicemen and Women', which claimed to look after veterans interests, as well as keep Mosley's ideas current. Seeking to keep British fascism alive, Hamm organized a series of meetings in Hyde Park from November 1944 onwards, later moving them to the traditional BUF areas of East...
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