1922 USSR formed by Soviet states 1939 - 1945 World War II 1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima) 1950 Korean War begins 1964 - 1973 Vietnam War | 1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy 1899 Boer War begins 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage 1914 - 1918 World War I | 1830 French Revolution 1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne 1854 Crimean War with Russia 1869 Opening of Suez Canal 1871 Franco - Prussian War |
John PONTER b. d.1863 | ||||||||
William Giles PONTER b. d.1945 | ||||||||
Elizabeth THORP b.1824 d. Y/ | ||||||||
Gladys Thorpe PONTER b.1885 d.1969 Brixham, Devon | ||||||||
Robert CROSSLAND b. d.1896 Southport, Lancs | ||||||||
Emily CROSSLAND b. d. Y/ | ||||||||
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