Francis Birtles, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Francis Birtles

Australian adventurer

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1881

Place of Birth: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1941

Profession: photographer, racing automobile driver

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Francis Birtles

  • Francis Edwin Birtles (7 November 1881 in Fitzroy, Victoria – 1 July 1941 in Croydon, New South Wales) was an Australian adventurer, photographer, cyclist, and filmmaker, who set many long-distance cycling and driving records, including becoming in 1927 the first man to drive a car from England to Australia.
  • Birtles had set a speed record driving from Darwin to Melbourne the previous year.

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