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1551: Ernest Sankey (pendant; photographs)

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posted on 2024-01-15, 09:04 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team
<p dir="ltr">A photo of Ernest Sankey. Ernest was in an artillery regiment. He was born in 1880 and died in 1957. Two family photos taken during the war (perhaps 1915/16) and a pendant. </p><p dir="ltr">One photo shows Millie Sankey with her three children: Doris on the left, Vera and Horace on the right. In this photo, Millie is wearing the pendant, which contains a photograph of her husband Ernest. </p><p dir="ltr">The photo of two men in military uniform is probably of Ernest (on the right). The other person is not known, but might possibly be one of Ernest's brothers.</p>

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Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

Ernest Sankey

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1915 - 1916

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Unknown

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Photograph of a pendant containing a photo Ernest. Photograph of Ernest and an unknown man. Photo of Ernest's family (wife, Millie, and 3 children - Doris, Horace, and Vera).

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Fleet Library, Fleet (09/11/18)

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