NH
's father
was posted to Belfast, where the family lived near the Ormeau Road.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Nina Hamnett
NH
's father
was court-martialed for either allegedly taking a bribe or the alleged misuse of army funds.
Hooker, Denise. Nina Hamnett: queen of bohemia. Constable and Company Limited.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Nina Hamnett
George Edward Hamnett
, NH
's father (born in 1864), began his career as a captain in the British Army Service Corps
. Around 1898 he was promoted to the rank of major.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Hooker, Denise. Nina Hamnett: queen of bohemia. Constable and Company Limited.
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Education
Nina Hamnett
NH
attended Portsmouth School of Art
while her family was in Portsmouth, Hampshire, awaiting her father
. The programme, she says relied heavily on copying in watercolours.
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