Frank Ernest Ambler came from a family of Twickenham boatmen. He won the Doggett Coat and badge for 1944, though the race actually took place after the war, in 1947. His brother was runner-up in 1935 and his sister Betty, coached by Fred Hammerton, was herself a champion sculler.

Frank Ambler wearing his Doggett Coat and badges, now on loan to The Twickenham Museum

           The badges on Frank’s coat