|
Frank Kingdon-Ward Timeline of events. 1885-1958 |
| 1885 | born Nov. 6th younger bro. of Winifred b.1884 |
| 1886 | Father made professor of botany royal indian engineering college. Family moves to Englefield green. |
| 1887 | |
| 1888 | |
| 1889 | |
| 1890 | 'Expelled' from first school in France. 'A source of great hilarity' to him. |
| 1891 | |
| 1892 | |
| 1893 | Met Queen Victoria 'fleetingly' in a country lane he doffed his cap she bowed as her carriage went past. |
| 1894 | Boarding at Colet Court. (prep school for St. Paul's) |
| 1895 | Father appointed Prof. botany Cambridge. Frank meets best freind; Kenneth Ward (no relation) |
| 1896 | Attends St. Paul's school. |
| 1897 | |
| 1898 | |
| 1899 | |
| 1900 | |
| 1901 | |
| 1902 | |
| 1903 | |
| 1904 | Christ's college Cambridge. Studying Botany. |
| 1905 | |
| 1906 | Father, H.M.Ward, dies. Education cut short. Sits tripos a year early and gets a second class degree. |
| 1907 | Sails for Singapore to teach at public school. |
| 1908 | |
| 1909 1910 | Invited on American zoological expedition sponsored by duke of Bedford. Discovers a new species of shrew and mouse. Also collects several herbarium specimens. Seperated from party for two days without food. |
| 1911 | 'On the road to Tibet' published. Shanghai press. Bees seeds comission Frank to lead exp. to Yunnan. First solo exp. Lost for three days without food. Suffered fever and deleriousness. returned 200 species including 22 new to science. Elected Fellow of Royal geographical society and Linnaean society. |
| 1912 | First return to England. 1st lecture. Climbing in Swiss and Italian alps. |
| 1913 | 1913 3rd exp. Yunnan and Tibet. Held up by Chinese revolution, red tape and soldiers. Managed to return about 200 species. 'Land of the bue poppy' published. |
| 1914 | April: exp. Burma: 40" tree falls on tent, minor injuries. Falls off cliff, caught by tree. Village destroyed by storm. Hears news of war 7 weeks after its start from English officers during return journey. March to Fort Hertz, followed by 6 weeks of high fever. Dec 1914 Joins indian infantry as 2nd lieutenant.Given censorship duties. Wanted to go and fight the Germans |
| 1915 | Dec: made liuetenant: Still cannot get to the front despite trying. |
| 1916 | Given rank of 'acting' Captain: Sent to Mesopotamia (Iraq) recieves 'Cuthbert Peek' grant for exploration from the R.G.S. |
| 1917 | |
| 1918 | Promoted to Captain in December. Despite his requests, he never saw action. (To the relief of his mother and sister who had seen enough freinds dressed in black to know what he had unwillingly escaped.) |
| 1919 | North Burma exp. |
| 1920 | 2nd Return to England. Takes a partnership in nursery garden. |
| 1921 | 1921 Exp. Yunnan and Tibet: 'In farthest Burma' published. |
| 1922 | Exp. Yunnan and Tibet: More bouts of fever, Hears news, in December, of mother's death in June. |
| 1923 | 1923 'Mystery rivers of Tibet' published Married Florinda Norman-Thompson. 23rd April. Moved into house at Hatton Gore. (on site of present day Heathrow airport) Sold loss making nursery business |
| 1924 1925 | 1924 'From China to Hkamti Long' and 'The romance of plant hunting' published: Exp. to Tsangpo; with Lord Cawdor. Discovered rainbow falls 40" and many smaller falls but could not find ''mythical'' falls. Many plants brought back including 75 rhododendrons. |
| 1926 | Birth of 1st daughter Pleione. 21st March. - 'Riddle of the Tsangpo gorges' and 'Rhododendrons for everyone' published. - Percy Sladen memorial exp. North Burma and Assam. Discovery of the tea rose primula. |
| 1927 | Visit to New York guest of the Roosevelt's. |
| 1928 | 2nd daughter Martha born 11th March. 2nd. Percy Sladen Mem. Exp. Assam Mishmi hills with H.M. Clutterbuck. |
| 1929 | Expedition: Burma and Indochina |
| 1930 | Expedition: North Burma. 'Plant hunting on the edge of the world' published. |
| 1931 | 'Plant hunting in the wilds' published |
| 1932 | 'The loom of the east' Published. |
| 1933 | Expedition: Assam and Tibet. Around this time moved to Cleeve court, Streatly. |
| 1934 | 'A plant hunter in Tibet' Published. England. |
| 1935 | Assam and Tibet.exp. 'The romance of gardening' Published. |
| 1936 | |
| 1937 | Exp: North Burma and Tibet. - Divorce from Florinda. |
| 1938 | Assam, North Burma Return to England. |
| 1939 | Visit to America and worlds fair. return to England to join the war effort. |
| 1940 | Censors department war office. (hated the drudgery) posted to Scotland for special training. |
| 1941 1942 | Journey via Africa, middle east, India and Singapore to Thailand; on mission for war office: Locate escape routes in case of Japanese invasion. - 'Assam adventure' published |
| 1943 | Setting up fuel and ammo dumps in the jungle ready for the japanese invasion. |
| 1944 | Bombay "special assignment" doing nothing. |
| 1945 | 'Modern exploration' published. |
| 1946 | Expedition: Assam, Khasia hills. - 'About this earth' published. |
| 1947 | |
| 1948 | Expedition: Assam, East manipur. - 'Commonsense rock gardening' published. |
| 1949 | Expedition: Assam, Mishmi hills. - 'Burma's icy mountains' and 'Rhododendrons' published. |
| 1950 | Expedition: Assam and Tibet. - 'Footsteps in civilisation' published |
| 1951 | |
| 1952 | 'Plant hunter in Manipur' published. |
| 1953 | Expedition: North Burma. |
| 1954 | 'Berried treasure' Published. |
| 1955 | |
| 1956 | Expedition: West central Burma, Chin hills, Mount victoria. - 'Return to Irrawaddy' Pubished |
| 1957 | |
| 1958 | Died 8th April. Buried Churchyard, Grantchester, Cambs, |
| 1959 | |
| 1960 | Pilgrimmage for plants, published. |