Spotted on the BBC Berkshire website :
http://news.bbc.co.u...000/8298832.stm
It's a report on the re-opening of a cememtery in Newbury. One of the graves is possibly of an early racing driver, James George Mann, who died in November 1922 aged 19.
Spotted on BBC Berkshire website : James George Mann gravesite
Started by
Gary C
, Oct 23 2009 16:00
4 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 23 October 2009 - 16:00
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#2
Posted 23 October 2009 - 16:31
I can't see any sign of such a person in the GRO England and Wales death index.
#3
Posted 23 October 2009 - 16:35
Aged 19 ?
Wasn't the Driving Licence Test set at 21 years of age then?
Wasn't the Driving Licence Test set at 21 years of age then?
#4
Posted 23 October 2009 - 18:29
..............I have absolutely no idea.................
#5
Posted 23 October 2009 - 18:52
You didn't need to pass an official test to get a UK driving licence until 1935. Here's an earlier thread on the subject:
Who was granted the very first driving licence?
As Vitesse 2 pointed out in that thread, driving licences became compulsory in the UK on 1st January 1904, but there's no info on any age limit.
Who was granted the very first driving licence?
As Vitesse 2 pointed out in that thread, driving licences became compulsory in the UK on 1st January 1904, but there's no info on any age limit.