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ANDREWS, Ernest George Henry * |
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Born in Bristol 1896. President in 1959 and 1970. Elected Life Member in 1973. Excellent artist in watercolours, painted with remarkable delicacy, a very friendly and modest man with a great sense of humour and maker of memorable remarks. A great lover of Ireland where he is buried. Lived in Stoneleigh Crescent, Knowle, near other Savage stalwarts Kelsey, Toope, Lloyd and Duffield. In 1912 joined staff of E. S. and A. Robinson and was first head of their Artists' Department. At outbreak of war in 1914 joined the Volunteers and the following year, aged 19, volunteered for active service, and was sent to Hayling Island as machine-gun sergeant instructor. In 1917 went to France, straight into 3rd battle of Ypres, where his battalion was "severely mauled" and he was mentioned in despatches. Later sent to Etaples and then back to England in 1917 as Staff Sgt. Instructor at Grantham Officers' School. At the beginning of WW2 he volunteered for ARP. duties. At the Festival of Britain the Tribe had a stand at the Memorial Ground which Ernest organised and presided over. He was presented there to the Duke of Gloucester. Introduced his son to the Tribe in 1952. He designed the Savage tie. For some years he was in charge of sale and framing of Evening Sketches. On a visit to Ireland to visit his wife's grave he was asked to paint a picture of one Father Nicholas Sheehy, an early Christian martyr, which was in due course forwarded to the Pope in Rome. In January 1976 he died having asked that his Savage tie be buried with him. (Cecil Broome)
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