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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Sankey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 November, 1913 and qualified as a Lieutenant (E) on 15 August, 1914 when he was appointed to the {{UK-Goliath|f=t}}.  He survived her sinking in May, 1915.<ref>Sankey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/145/76.|D8123663}} f. 76.</ref>


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In February, 1918, he requested reversion to General Service, and this was approved.  He was appointed in command of the {{UK-P37|f=t}}, where he remained until he contracted malaria in April.  He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Basilisk|f=t}}, but was unable to take up the command before about July, having been found fit at Haslar on 25 June.<ref>Sankey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/145/76.|D8123663}} f. 76.</ref>
Sankey was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Basilisk|f=t}} on 4 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 738}}
 
His superiors found him somewhat knowledgeable in French, German and Swahili, and he possessed notable skills in freehand drawing and oil painting.
 
Sankey was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} ('''E''') on 15 November, 1921.<ref>Sankey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/145/76.|D8123663}} f. 76.</ref>
 
In 1923-24, he was the engineering officer in {{UK-Warspite}}.  In 1925, he was at Hong Kong Dockyard, providing engineering support for the torpedo depot.<ref>Sankey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/145/76.|D8123663}} f. 76.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 14:27, 22 February 2019

Commander Villiers John Heera Henry Sankey (10 May, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Sankey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1913 and qualified as a Lieutenant (E) on 15 August, 1914 when he was appointed to the battleship Goliath. He survived her sinking in May, 1915.[1]

In February, 1918, he requested reversion to General Service, and this was approved. He was appointed in command of the patrol boat P37, where he remained until he contracted malaria in April. He was appointed in command of the destroyer Basilisk, but was unable to take up the command before about July, having been found fit at Haslar on 25 June.[2]

His superiors found him somewhat knowledgeable in French, German and Swahili, and he possessed notable skills in freehand drawing and oil painting.

Sankey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (E) on 15 November, 1921.[3]

In 1923-24, he was the engineering officer in Warspite. In 1925, he was at Hong Kong Dockyard, providing engineering support for the torpedo depot.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter H. G. Fallowfield 		Captain of H.M.S. Basilisk
4 Jul, 1918[5] 		Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Sankey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/76. f. 76.
  2. ↑ Sankey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/76. f. 76.
  3. ↑ Sankey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/76. f. 76.
  4. ↑ Sankey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/76. f. 76.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 738.


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