Bertie was the son of William Ankers and Elizabeth Jane Ankers (Saville). He was born in Hurworth, Darlington in 1890. According to the 1911 Census, he was a reviter living at 9, Falmer Road, Darlington with his parents. He married Edith Smith in 1915 in Darlington. He was killed in action on 3rd September 1916. He is my second cousin, twice removed.

Shaun Ankers