Sherren Family Tree » George Edward Alexander Edmund Windsor (Prince of England & Duke of Kent) (1902-1942)

Personal data George Edward Alexander Edmund Windsor (Prince of England & Duke of Kent) 

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  • He was born on December 20, 1902 in York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England.Source 2
  • (Prince George Windsor Coat of Arms) in the year 1902 in England.
  • (The Royal House) in the year 1902: The Royal House of "Windsor & Saxe-Colburg & Gotha" by birth.
  • (British honours) in the year 1923: Knight of the Garter 1923, Knight of the Thistle 1935, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George 1934, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order 1924, Royal Victorian Chain.
  • (Knight of the Garter) in the year 1923.
  • He died on August 25, 1942 in Caithness, Scotland, he was 39 years old.
    George died at the age of 39 along with 14 others on board RAF Short Sunderland flying boat W4026, which crashed while on official duty, into a hillside near Dunbeath, Caithness, in Scotland while en route from Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, to Iceland
  • He is buried on August 29, 1942 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England.
    St George's Chapel and later He was buried in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, directly behind Queen Victoria's mausoleum
  • A child of George v Windsor and Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes "Mary of Teck"

Household of George Edward Alexander Edmund Windsor (Prince of England & Duke of Kent)

He is married to Marina "Πριγκίπισσα Μαρίνα Της Ελλάδος Και Της Δανίας" (Princess of Greece & Denmark & Duchess of Kent).

They got married on November 29, 1934 at Westminster, London,England, he was 31 years old.Source 1


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Sources

  1. England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com

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Birthday December 20, 1902

  • The temperature on December 20, 1902 was between 2.1 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (61%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
    • May 20 » Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President.
    • May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
    • August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
    • November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
    • December 14 » The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.

Day of marriage November 29, 1934

  • The temperature on November 29, 1934 was between 6.0 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
    • March 26 » The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
    • June 19 » The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
    • July 20 » Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven.
    • August 2 » Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
    • September 22 » The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
    • September 26 » The ocean liner RMSQueen Mary is launched.

Day of death August 25, 1942

  • The temperature on August 25, 1942 was between 11.3 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • April 23 » World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
    • May 19 » World War II: In the aftermath of the Battle of the Coral Sea, Task Force 16 heads to Pearl Harbor.
    • May 27 » World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later.
    • September 7 » World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.
    • October 1 » World War II: USSGrouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru, not knowing that she is carrying British prisoners of war from Hong Kong.
    • December 16 » The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz.

Day of burial August 29, 1942

  • The temperature on August 29, 1942 was between 17.9 °C and 31.1 °C and averaged 23.5 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • March 26 » World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
    • April 3 » World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula.
    • May 31 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.
    • September 20 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: In the course of two days a German Einsatzgruppe murders at least 3,000 Jews in Letychiv.
    • September 27 » Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
    • November 21 » The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).


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