Family Tree Walker » Harold Viccars BRIGHT (1898-1917)

Personal data Harold Viccars BRIGHT 

  • He was born on February 21, 1898.
  • Education: between 1911 and 1914 Mill Hill School.Source 1
    Mentioned on "Roll of Honour".
  • Resident: 40 Mapperley Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.Source 1
  • (Military) .
    Reference:

    WO 372/3/70878

    Description:

    Medal card of Bright, Harold Viccars

    Corps

    Regiment No

    Rank

    Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 67140 Private
    Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Second Lieutenant
    Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Lieutenant

    Date:

    1914-1920

    Held by:

    The National Archives, Kew

    Legal status:

    Public Record
  • He died on September 21, 1917 in Battle of Menin Road, 3rd Battle of Yres, France, he was 19 years old.Source 2
    Died WWI.

    Name: Harold Viccars BRIGHT
    Rank: 2/LT
    Initials: HV
    Regiment, Corps etc.: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
    Battalion: 4th Battalion
    Decoration: -
    Date died: 21 September 1917 (second day of action)
    How died: Killed in Action
  • He is buried in Nottingham General Cemetery, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.Source 3
  • A child of Arthur BRIGHT and Margaret Ellis VICCARS
  • This information was last updated on January 6, 2021.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Harold Viccars BRIGHT

Thomas VICCARS
1812-1873
Catherine WARNER
1826-1873
Arthur BRIGHT
1851-1909

Harold Viccars BRIGHT
1898-1917


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    Sources

    1. Stacy Lynn WALKER, http://www.millhillatwar.org.uk/ (N.p.: Roll of Honour, n.d.)., http://www.millhillatwar.org.uk/
    2. Stacy Lynn WALKER, http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ (N.p.: Soldiers that died in Great War 1914 - 1919., n.d.)., http://www.findmypast.co.uk/
    3. Stacy Lynn WALKER, http://www.britishwargraves.co.uk/page38.htm (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., http://www.britishwargraves.co.uk/page38.htm

    Historical events

    Birthday February 21, 1898

    • The temperature on February 21, 1898 was about 1.8 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
      • April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
      • August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
      • August 13 » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
      • August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
      • September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.

    Day of death September 21, 1917

    • The temperature on September 21, 1917 was between 9.7 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
      • March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
      • June 7 » World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
      • August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
      • November 2 » The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting.
      • November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
      • December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
    

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