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Name	Phillip Oliver Hobson
Born	25 September, 1922 Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	11 October, 2006 (aged 84) Tathra, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Occupation *	soldier (1942-1959) Federal, Australia war photographer (1946-1981) Australia war cinematographer (1960-1981) Australia skier (competitive) (1981-1995) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier) Occupation of Japan (member of BCOF) Korean War (war photographer) Battle of Gona, 1942 (soldier) Battle of Sanananda, 1942-43 (soldier) Malayan emergency, 1950-60 (war photographer)

* Dates are approximate

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