Sydney Deamer

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Sydney Harold Deamer (1891-1962) was a newspaper journalist, an editor and war hero.

Sydney Deamer was born on December 1, 1891 at Avondale Square, Old Kent Road, London. In 1912 he emigrated to Australia and in 1914 enlisted in the Australian Flying Corps, serving at Gallipoli and in Egypt. In 1918 whilst flying over German lines he was shot in the leg. In 1919 he returned to Australia and resigned his commission.

He had a distinguished career in civilian life as a journalist in England and Australia and as a newspaper editor for the Sydney Daily Telegraph under the new proprietor Sir Frank Packer. Sydney Deamer died in 1962.

His wife "Dolly" predeceased him by a year and he was survived by sons Tom who became a school teacher and Adrian. Adrian Deamer later became editor of The Australian, then legal advisor to the Sydney Morning Herald.

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• Australian Dictionary of Biogaphy entry