John Winthrop Hackett Junior

General Sir John Winthrop Hackett GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (5 November 1910 – 9 September 1997) was an Australian-born British soldier, author and university administrator. Hackett, who was nicknamed "Shan", was born in Perth, Western Australia. His Irish Australian father, Sir John Winthrop Hackett (1848–1916), originally from Tipperary, was a newspaper proprietor and politician and his mother was Deborah Drake-Brockman (1887–1965) — later Lady D... More

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  • Nov 5, 1910

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  • Sep 9, 1997 (age 86 years)

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