George Edward Alexander Windsor Duke Of KentAge: 391902–1942
- Name
- George Edward Alexander Windsor Duke Of Kent
- Given names
- George Edward Alexander
- Surname
- Windsor
- Name suffix
- Duke Of Kent
| Birth | 20 December 1902 37 35 York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England |
| Australian History | 1902 Note: The Franchise Act guarantees women the right to vote in federal elections (by this stage, most states had already done this). However, it excludes most non-European ethnic groups, including Aboriginal people, unless already registered to vote on State roles. Note: King Edward VII approved the design of the Australian flag. Note: Breaker Morant is executed for having shot Boers who had surrendered |
| Australian History | 1903 (Age 12 days) Note: The High Court of Australia is established with Samuel Griffith as the first Chief Justice. Note: The Defence Act gives the federal government full control over the Australian Army Note: Alfred Deakin elected Prime Minister |
| Australian History | 1904 (Age 12 months) Note: A site at Dalgety, New South Wales chosen for the new national capital Note: Chris Watson forms the first federal Labor (minority) government |
| Birth of a brother | 12 July 1905 (Age 2) York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England
younger brother -
John Charles Francis Windsor Prince
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| Australian History | 1906 (Age 3) Note: Australia takes control of south-eastern New Guinea |
| Australian History | 1908 (Age 5) Note: Dorothea Mackellar publishes My Country Note: The Dalgety proposal for the national capital is revoked, and Canberra is chosen instead |
| Australian History | 1909 (Age 6) Note: The first powered aeroplane flight in Australia is made. |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | 6 May 1910 (Age 7) Buckingham, Palace, London, England
paternal grandfather -
Edward VII Wettin King Of England
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| Australian History | 1910 (Age 7) Note: Andrew Fisher forms the first federal majority Labor government. |
| Australian History | 1911 (Age 8) Note: The Royal Australian Navy is founded Note: The Northern Territory comes under Commonwealth control, being split off from South Australia Note: The first national census is conducted. Note: Australian Capital Territory proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1912 (Age 9) Note: Australia sends women to the Olympic Games for the first time Note: Walter Burley Griffin wins a design competition for the new city of Canberra |
| Australian History | 1913 (Age 10) Note: Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth cross the Blue Mountains. Note: Matthew Flinders refers to New South Wales by the name 'Australia'. |
| Australian History | 1913 (Age 10) Note: The foundation stone for the city of Canberra is put in place |
| Australian History | 1914 (Age 11) Note: Australian soldiers are sent to the First World War. This was first time Australians had fought under the Australian flag, as opposed to that of Britain's. |
| Australian History | 1915 (Age 12) Note: (25 APRIL)Australian soldiers land at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey on 25 April. Note: Jervis Bay Territory comprising 6,677 hectares surrendered and becomes part of the Australia Capital Territory. Note: Surfing is first introduced to Australia Note: Billy Hughes became Prime Minister |
| Australian History | 1916 (Age 13) Note: Hotels are forced to close at 6 p.m., leading to the beginning of the 'six o'clock swill' Note: Australia suffers heavy casualties in the Western Front Battle of the Somme. Note: The Returned Sailors� and Soldiers� Imperial League of Australia, the forerunner to the Returned and Services League of Australia is founded Note: The Labor government under Billy Hughes splits over conscription. First referendum on conscription is rejected |
| Australian History | 1917 (Age 14) Note: Second referendum on conscription is rejected. Transcontinental railway linking Adelaide to Perth is completed. Note: Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade launches last cavalry charge in modern warfare to capture Beersheba from the Ottoman Turks. |
| Australian History | 1918 (Age 15) Note: (08 AUG) Battle of Amiens Note: Australian troops spearhead 8 August offensive against Hindenberg Line - the 'black day of the German Army'. Note: On 12 August, Australian commander General Sir John Monash is knighted in the field of battle by King George V Note: First World War ends - 60,000 Australians dead. Note: The Darwin Rebellion takes place, with 1,000 demonstrators demanding the resignation of the Administrator of the Northern Territory, John A. Gilruth. |
| Death of a brother | 18 January 1919 (Age 16) Wood Farm, Wolferton, Norfolk, England
younger brother -
John Charles Francis Windsor Prince
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| Australian History | 1919 (Age 16) Note: Prime Minister Billy Hughes signs Treaty of Versailles: the first signing of an international treaty by Australia. Australia obtains League of Nations mandate over German New Guinea. |
| Australian History | 1920 (Age 17) Note: The airline Qantas is founded |
| Australian History | 1921 (Age 18) Note: Edith Cowan becomes the first woman elected to an Australian parliament |
| Marriage of a sister | Mary Windsor Princess Royal - View family 28 February 1922 (Age 19) Westminster, Abbey, London, England
brother-in-law -
Henry George Charles Lascelles Viscount
elder sister -
Mary Windsor Princess Royal
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| Australian History | 1922 (Age 19) Note: The Smith Family charity is founded in Sydney |
| Marriage of a brother | Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor - View family 26 April 1923 (Age 20)
elder brother -
Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor
sister-in-law -
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon Lady
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| Australian History | 1923 (Age 20) Note: Vegemite is first produced |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | 20 November 1925 (Age 22) Sandringham, Norfolk, England
paternal grandmother -
Princess Alexandra … Of Denmark
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| Australian History | 1926 (Age 23) Note: The first Miss Australia contest is held |
| Australian History | 1927 (Age 24) Note: The tenth parliament is formally opened in Canberra, finalising the move to the new capital |
| Australian History | 1928 (Age 25) Note: Bert Hinkler makes the first successful flight from Britain to Australia, and Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first flight from the United States to Australia. The Shrine of Remembrance is built. |
| Australian History | 1929 (Age 26) Note: Western Australia celebrates its centenary Note: Labor returns to office under James Scullin. The Great Depression hits Australia. |
| Australian History | 1930 (Age 27) Note: Batsman Don Bradman scores a record 452 not out in one cricket innings Note: Phar Lap wins his first Melbourne Cup |
| Australian History | 1931 (Age 28) Note: Sir Douglas Mawson charts 4,000 miles of Antarctic coastline and claims 42% of the icy mass for Australia |
| Australian History | 1932 (Age 29) Note: The Sydney Harbour Bridge opens Note: The Labor government falls and Joseph Lyons becomes Prime Minister |
| Australian History | 1933 (Age 30) Note: Western Australia votes at a rerefendum to secede from the Commonwealth, but the vote is ignored by both the Commonwealth and British governments |
| Marriage | Princess Marina … Of Greece - View family 29 November 1934 (Age 31) Westminster, Abbey, London, England |
| Birth of a son #1 | 9 September 1935 (Age 32) 3 Belgrave Sq., England |
| Marriage of a brother | Henry William Frederick Windsor Duke - View family 6 November 1935 (Age 32) Buckingham, Palace, London, England
elder brother -
Henry William Frederick Windsor Duke
sister-in-law -
Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas Lady
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| Death of a father | 20 January 1936 (Age 33) Sandringham, Norfolk, England |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | 25 December 1936 (Age 34)
daughter -
Alexandra Windsor Princess
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| Australian History | 1936 (Age 33) Note: The last Thylacine dies |
| Marriage of a brother | Edward VIII Windsor Duke Of Windsor - View family 3 June 1937 (Age 34) Chateau DE Cande, Monts, France
elder brother -
Edward VIII Windsor Duke Of Windsor
sister-in-law -
Bessiewallis Warfield
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| Australian History | 1937 (Age 34) Note: The radio series Dad and Dave begins |
| Australian History | 1938 (Age 35) Note: Sydney hosts the Empire Games, the forerunner to the Commonwealth Games |
| Australian History | 1939 (Age 36) Note: (April) Prime Minister Lyons dies in office and is replaced by Robert Menzies and the first Menzies Government Note: (September) Australia enters the Second World War following the German Invasion of Poland. The 2nd Australian Imperial Force is raised. Note: The first flight is made by an Australian-made warplane, the Wirraway Note: Victoria is devastated by the Black Friday bushfires |
| Australian History | 1940 (Age 37) Note: A team of scientists, under Howard Florey, develops penicillin Note: Fascist Italy enters war, Royal Australian Navy engages Italian Navy in the early stages of the Battle of the Mediterranean. |
| Australian History | 1941 (Age 38) Note: 3 Divisions of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force join operations in the Mediterranean. After initial successes against Italy, 2nd AIF suffered defeat against the Germans in Greece, Crete, and North Africa. Note: Apr-Aug, Australian garrison (Rats of Tobruk) halt advance of Hitler's panzers for the first time during the Siege of Tobruk. Note: Menzies resigns and John Curtin becomes Prime Minister in the Curtin Government of 1941-45. |
| Birth of a son #3 | 4 July 1942 (Age 39) Coppins, England
son -
Prince Michael Windsor
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| Australian History | 1942 (Age 39) Note: Feb, Fall of Singapore. 15,000 Australians become Prisoners of War of the Japanese Note: 1942-43 - Japanese air raids - almost 100 attacks against sites in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland. Note: The Royal Australian Navy and 6th and 7th Divisions of 2nd AIF are recalled from Mediterranean Theatre to participate in the anticipated Battle of Australia. Note: 1942-3 - Sparrow Force engages in guerilla campaign in Battle of Timor Note: Battle of the Coral Sea - United States and Royal Australian Navy halt advance of the Japanese towards Port Moresby (Australian Territory of Papua) Note: Battle of Kokoda Trail - Australian soldiers halt Japanese march on Port Moresby Note: Aug-Sep, Australian forces inflict the first defeat on the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Milne Bay. Note: Jul-Nov, Australia's 9th Division plays crucial role in the First and Second Battle of El Alamein, which turned the North Africa Campaign in favour of the Allies. Note: National daylight saving is introduced as a war time measure. Note: The UK Statute of Westminster is formally adopted by Australia. The Statute formally grants Australia the right to pass laws that conflict with UK laws. |
| Death | 25 August 1942 (Age 39) Morven, Scotland |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Birth 3 June 1865 23 20 Marlborough Hse, London, England Death 20 January 1936 (Age 70) Sandringham, Norfolk, England |
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2 years mother |
Queen Mary … Of Teck
Birth 26 May 1867 30 34 Kensington, Palace, London, England Death 24 March 1953 (Age 85) Marlborough Hse, London, England |
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Marriage: 6 July 1893 — Chapel Royal, St. James Palace, London, England |
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1 year #1 elder brother |
Birth 23 June 1894 29 27 White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England Death 28 May 1972 (Age 77) Paris, France |
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18 months #2 elder brother |
Birth 14 December 1895 30 28 York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England Death 6 February 1952 (Age 56) Sandringham, Norfolk, England |
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16 months #3 elder sister |
Mary Windsor Princess Royal
Birth 25 April 1897 31 29 York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England Death 28 March 1965 (Age 67) Harewood House, Yorkshire, England |
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3 years #4 elder brother |
Henry William Frederick Windsor Duke
Birth 31 March 1900 34 32 York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England Death 1974 (Age 73) |
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3 years #5 himself |
George Edward Alexander Windsor Duke Of Kent
Birth 20 December 1902 37 35 York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England Death 25 August 1942 (Age 39) Morven, Scotland |
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3 years #6 younger brother |
John Charles Francis Windsor Prince
Birth 12 July 1905 40 38 York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England Death 18 January 1919 (Age 13) Wood Farm, Wolferton, Norfolk, England |
| Family with Princess Marina … Of Greece - View family |
| himself |
George Edward Alexander Windsor Duke Of Kent
Birth 20 December 1902 37 35 York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England Death 25 August 1942 (Age 39) Morven, Scotland |
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4 years wife |
Princess Marina … Of Greece
Birth 30 November 1906 34 24 Athens, Greece Death 1968 (Age 61) Kensington, Palace, England |
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Marriage: 29 November 1934 — Westminster, Abbey, London, England |
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9 months #1 son |
Edward George Nicholas Windsor Duke Of Kent
Birth 9 September 1935 32 28 3 Belgrave Sq., England Death yes |
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16 months #2 daughter |
Alexandra Windsor Princess
Birth 25 December 1936 34 30 Death yes |
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6 years #3 son |
Prince Michael Windsor
Birth 4 July 1942 39 35 Coppins, England Death yes |