Samuel Dickson Sandes III (1899 - 1984)
Personal details
Person ID:
09-0050
Gender:
Male
Living:
No
Pedigree:
Notes
His mother died in 1904 when he was five and his father took him to live at Marlesford Rectory to live with his grandparents. Whilst he was there he attended Oakham School in Rutland. He ran away from home and was sent to HMS Worcester training ship (now Thames Nautical Training College). Shortly after the outset of the First World War, he joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman.
He was demobilised in 1920 and went to Join the British South Africa Police in Southern Rhodesia (later Rhodesia now Zimbabwe).
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Relationships
Marriage date:
about 1926
Place:
Notes:
They were married in Umtali, Zimbabwe.
Marriage date:
about 1933
Notes:
Married in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
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Birth
Date:
21 June 1899
Place:
Notes:
He was born in Van Anda, Texada Island, British Columbia.
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Death
Date:
17 July 1984
Place:
Notes:
He died at Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng).
Samuel Dickson Sandes III with his second wife Joan Airey
Image courtesy Stephen Sandes - Ireland