Education
He was educated at Bolton School and Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge.
army officer director of Cadbury Schweppes
He was educated at Bolton School and Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge.
Hamer was awarded his first Military Cross at the Second Battle of El Alamein while a lieutenant in the 4th Durham Survey Regiment Research Associate. He was awarded the bar to his Military Cross after the invasion of Sicily while surveying German positions. Hamer returned to Cambridge and finished off his studies also collecting a Blue for soccer, to go with his freshman Blue in athletics he gained before the war. After his studies he moved to Birmingham taking a job at Cadbury, ending his career as the group personnel director of Cadbury Schweppes.