Bertie Bristow

(Herbert Bristow)

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Born	1887 , Penge
Died	30 JUL 1917 , Belgium
Parents	James Bristow (Father) Family Ellen Clara Kemp (Mother) Family
Marriage	Louise Goodfellow Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

1887

Born at Penge
Age c. 1

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age c. 1

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age c. 9

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age c. 12

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age c. 14

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age c. 14

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age c. 16

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age c. 20

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age c. 21

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age c. 22

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age c. 22

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age c. 23

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age c. 23

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age c. 24

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age c. 24

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age c. 25

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age c. 25

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age c. 26

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age c. 27

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age c. 28

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age c. 28

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age c. 29

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age c. 29

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age c. 29

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age c. 30

30 Jul 1917

Died at Belgium
Age c. 30

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins