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John Charles Francis of England

John Charles Francis of England

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Born 12 JUL 1905 , York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, ENG
Died 18 JAN 1919 , Wood Farm, Wolferton, Norfolk, ENG
Parents George V Windsor (Father) Family
Mary Augusta Louise Olga von Teck (Mother) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Edward VII
  • Birth
    12 Jul 1905
    Born at York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, ENG
  • Age 1
    17 Jun 1907
    Brooklands motor circuit opens
    At Weybridge, Surrey.
  • Age 3
    13 Jul 1908
    London hosts the Olympic Games
  • Age 3
    1 Jan 1909
    First old age pensions paid
  • Age 4
    25 Jul 1909
    Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
  • Age 4
    6 May 1910
    Accession of George V
    Reigned 1910–1936
  • Age 5
    13 Aug 1910
    Florence Nightingale dies
  • Age 6
    18 Aug 1911
    Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
  • Age 6
    16 Dec 1911
    National Insurance Act
  • Age 6
    Mar 1912
    Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
  • Age 6
    15 Apr 1912
    Titanic sinks
  • Age 7
    8 Jun 1913
    Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
  • Age 9
    1914–1918
    Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
  • Age 9
    25 Apr 1915
    Gallipoli landings
  • Age 9
    7 May 1915
    Lusitania sunk
  • Age 10
    24 Apr 1916
    Easter Rising in Dublin
  • Age 10
    5 Jun 1916
    Lord Kitchener lost at sea
  • Age 10
    1 Jul 1916
    Battle of the Somme begins
    About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
  • Age 12
    31 Jul 1917
    Battle of Passchendaele begins
  • Age 12
    6 Feb 1918
    Some women get the vote
    Representation of the People Act.
  • Age 12
    1918–1919
    Spanish flu pandemic
  • Age 13
    11 Nov 1918
    Armistice ends the First World War
  • Age 13
    18 Jan 1919
    Died at Wood Farm, Wolferton, Norfolk, ENG