Sanger, Bert, c1891 - 1928
Person
Dates
- Existence: c1891 - 1928
Biography
Herbert 'Bert' Sanger was the eldest son of John Sanger and his wife Rebecca Pinder. One of eleven children, Bert became famous as Pimpo the clown. Although there were successive clowns using that name, Bert was the first clown known as Pimpo. Bert married Lillian Ohmy in 1916. He joined the RAF in the First World War and was wounded on active service. In December 1918 he was in a military hospital in Etaples in France. Bert died in 1928.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Sanger Circus Collection
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0154
Scope and Contents
Black and white and some colour photographs, negatives, handbills, programmes and other items of ephemera relating to George Sanger's circus and the Hall by the Sea.
Dates:
c1850 - 1945
Found in:
National Fairground and Circus Archive