John Sandes (1863 - 1938)
Personal details
Person ID:
08-0050
Gender:
Male
Living:
No
Pedigree:
Notes
When his father became the Vicar of Bishop Middleham, Durham, he went to live in England with his family.
He graduated BA (hons) Law from Magdalen College, Oxford.
In January 1897 he emigrated to Australia and thereafter went to work at the Melbourne Argus as a reporter.
In 1919 he moved to England to became the (Sydney) Daily Telegraph's London Correspondant and he covered the Treaty of Versailles He returned to Australia in 1920 and became Special Correspondant for the Australian Press Association covering the Australasian tour by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor).
Relationships
Marriage date:
24 November 1897
Notes:
They were married at St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
Family
Birth
Date:
26 February 1863
Place:
Notes:
He was born at Lansdowne Park (now Audley Square), Cork.
Death
Date:
29 November 1938
Place:
Notes:
He died in Sydney, New South Wales after a long fight with cancer.
Burial
Place:
Notes:
Buried at Manly Cemetery, Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Section E Plot 227
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