Born, 2 June 1905.

Baptised, 4 June 1905.

Home address, 104 Carville Road, Newcastle on Tyne.

Parents, Ernest Wake . and Nellie nee Watson.

Married, 21 August 1926, Elizabeth Mills., Parish of Greenside, Durham.

Witness at wedding Harry Finay and Edward Mills.

Address 84 Second Avenue, Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne.

Lived 13 Adelphi Place, Heaton all of married life.

Ernest (Ernie) and Elizabeth had three daughters.

Occupations:- Aged about 14, Line boy for Trams, Bus Conductor, Bus Driver he worked f Newcastle Corporation. all his life except for military service during World War Two where he served with the Royal Corps of Transport places he served were North Africa, Cairo, Damascus, he has the Africa Star, France and Germany Star and the 1939-45 Star and Defence medals. He once told me that he arrived a Normandy after the D-day landings when the jetty's had been built for transport to unload from ships.

Died, 21 November 1980.