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Thomas Barnard Hankey, AM, MC, (1889-1969)
Thomas Barnard Hankey (1889-1969)
Thomas was born at Fetcham on 31 Jul 1889, the fourth son and seventh child of John Barnard Hankey, and the first of the three children of his second wife Ellen Gertrude Moon (1860-1946). He was educated at Eton.
Following the outbreak of war in 1914, Thomas became a second-lieutenant in the 12th Kings Royal Rifle Corps. On three occasions in France, towards the end of 1915, he was in charge of a party under instruction in throwing live grenades, when an activated grenade fell to the floor of the trench. On each occasion he seized the grenade and hurled it out of the trench only moments before it exploded, thereby saving many from death or serious injury.
For such gallantry (not in face of the enemy) he was awarded the Albert Medal in Gold, only 76 such awards having been made since institution of the medal in 1877; it was superceded by the George Cross in 1949. Thomas was also awarded the Military Cross and the Legion dHonneur.
Thomas was a tea planter in Ceylon, and played cricket for that country in 1926/27. He was married to Ethel Margaret Thomson on 28 Apr 1927.
Their three children were all born in Ceylon:
Molly Barnard |
b 1928 |
She married Alan Holme in 1972. |
Jean Margaret Barnard |
b 1930 |
She married Tim Macnamara in 1962 and had three daughters. |
John Barnard |
b 1934 |
He married Margaret Kimbell in 1980 and had a son George James Barnard (b 1981) and a daughter Alexandra (b 1983).He retired to Longcot, Berkshire, and died on 13 Aug 1969. |
Arthur Barnard Hankey (1890-1974) Ian Barnard Hankey, son of Arthur
(1921-1942. Killed on active service)
Second son of John and Ellen BH