Harold James Charles Spicer

Harold James Charles Spicer

Born 1898 , Redhill
Died 1 JUL 1916 , France & Flanders
Parents Edith Ellen Frost (Mother) Family
Charles Sydney Spicer (Father) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Queen Victoria
  • Birth
    1898
    Born at Redhill
  • Age c. 1
    1899–1902
    Second Boer War
  • Age c. 3
    22 Jan 1901
    Accession of Edward VII
    Reigned 1901–1910
  • Age c. 3
    22 Jan 1901
    Queen Victoria dies
  • Age c. 5
    17 Dec 1903
    The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
  • Age c. 9
    17 Jun 1907
    Brooklands motor circuit opens
    At Weybridge, Surrey.
  • Age c. 10
    13 Jul 1908
    London hosts the Olympic Games
  • Age c. 11
    1 Jan 1909
    First old age pensions paid
  • Age c. 11
    25 Jul 1909
    Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
  • Age c. 12
    6 May 1910
    Accession of George V
    Reigned 1910–1936
  • Age c. 12
    13 Aug 1910
    Florence Nightingale dies
  • Age c. 13
    18 Aug 1911
    Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
  • Age c. 13
    16 Dec 1911
    National Insurance Act
  • Age c. 14
    Mar 1912
    Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
  • Age c. 14
    15 Apr 1912
    Titanic sinks
  • Age c. 15
    8 Jun 1913
    Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
  • Age c. 16
    1914–1918
    Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
  • Age c. 17
    25 Apr 1915
    Gallipoli landings
  • Age c. 17
    7 May 1915
    Lusitania sunk
  • Age c. 18
    24 Apr 1916
    Easter Rising in Dublin
  • Age c. 18
    5 Jun 1916
    Lord Kitchener lost at sea
  • Age c. 18
    1 Jul 1916
    Died at France & Flanders
  • Age c. 18
    1 Jul 1916
    Battle of the Somme begins
    About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.