A photo of Albert Henry William Drake (son of William Francis and Elizabeth Frances Drake ) who served on Royal Navy HMS Phoebe, as a supply assistant. Lost at sea 1942, age 23. Remembered with honour at the Chatham Naval Memorial . Photo with his sister Winifred Drake, then Jarvis
People in photo include: Winifred (Drake) Jarvis
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...