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'''Villiers John Heera Henry Sankey''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Villiers John Heera Henry Sankey''' (10 May, 1891 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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After being lent to {{UK-Temeraire}} in August 1912 for six months' engine room training, Sankey was recommended for advancement despite the fact that he "stammer[ed] very badly."
  
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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 was reported missing on 28 November 1914, presumed taken prisoner during operations at Dar es Salaam in East Africa.
  
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Sankey was appointed in command of the {{UK-Basilisk|f=t}} on 4 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 738}}
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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>
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His superiors found him somewhat knowledgeable in French, German and Swahili, and noted that he possessed skill in freehand drawing and oil painting.
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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>
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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>
  
 
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Commander Villiers John Heera Henry Sankey (10 May, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

After being lent to Temeraire in August 1912 for six months' engine room training, Sankey was recommended for advancement despite the fact that he "stammer[ed] very badly."

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 was reported missing on 28 November 1914, presumed taken prisoner during operations at Dar es Salaam in East Africa.

He survived the sinking of Goliath 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 noted that he possessed skill 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
Humphrey B. Jacomb 		Captain of H.M.S. P37
28 Feb, 1918[5] – 2 Apr, 1918[6] 		Succeeded by
Cyril E. Douglas-Pennant
Preceded by
Walter H. G. Fallowfield 		Captain of H.M.S. Basilisk
4 Jul, 1918[7][8] – 12 Sep, 1919[9] 		Succeeded by
?

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. ↑ Sankey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/76. f. 76.
  6. ↑ Sankey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/76. f. 76.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 738.
  8. ↑ Sankey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/76. f. 76.
  9. ↑ Sankey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/76. f. 76.

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