Arthur Hugh Fraser "Fraser" COLSTON

1906 - 1994  (88 years)

• Name	Arthur Hugh Fraser "Fraser" COLSTON
  Nickname	Fraser
  Born	1 Sep 1906	Albury, New South Wales, Australia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	2 Jul 1941 to 17 May 1948  [4]
  	World War 2
  	Service record Name: COLSTON, ARTHUR HUGH FRASER Service: Australian Army Service Number: QX21947 Date of Birth: 1 Sep 1906 Place of Birth: ALBURY, NSW Date of Enlistment: 2 July 1941 Locality on Enlistment: TIARO, QLD Place of Enlistment: BRISBANE, QLD Next of Kin: COLSTON, ROSE Date of Discharge: 17 May 1948 Rank: Warrant Officer Class 2 Posting at Discharge: 2/5 Armoured Regiment WW2 Honours and Gallantry: None Prisoner of War: No
  Died	26 Sep 1994	Lota, Queensland, Australia   [5]
  	In Wynnum Hospital
  Cremated	Aft 26 Sep 1994	Holland Park, Queensland, Australia   [6]
  	Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens Location: Columbarium 41, Section: Section 8
  FamilySearch ID	KNWG-4H5
  FamilySearch link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNWG-4H5
  Person ID	I19	Colston & Wenck families in Australia
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Arthur Alfred COLSTON,   b. 24 Nov 1883, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 24 Nov 1926, Albury, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Ethel Mary LENNON,   b. 17 Nov 1885, Tungamah, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 18 Mar 1913, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia  (Age 27 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1905	Albury, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose May SPILLER,   b. 29 Jun 1911, Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 4 Feb 1999, Wynnum West, Queensland, Australia  (Age 87 years)
  Married	29 Sep 1934	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia   [8]
  	WEDDINGS Colston -- Spiller The marriage of Mr. Arthur Hugh Fraser Colston (eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. Colston) and Miss Rose May Spiller (eldest daughter of Mr. and  Mrs. W. A. J. Spiller, Goomeri) took place in the Church of Christ, Kingaroy, on September 25. Pastor R. W. Payne officiated. Miss Thelma Payne was at the organ, and a vocal solo was given by Mrs. A. F. Davis. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a trained gown of white crepe satin, with a Brussells net veil mounted on tulle. She carried white flowers. Green floral georgette, with cascading frills, was the choice of Misses Mary Henderson and Ruby Ellis, who were the bridesmaids. Their leghorn picture hats featured field flower trimmings, and they carried pink sweet peas and cream roses. The little Misses O. Splller and Beryl McIndoe were flower girls. Mr. R. Gallagher was best man, and Mr. Harold Spiller was the groomsman. On leaving for the honeymoon, which is being spent in Brisbane, Mrs. A. H. F. Colston wore navy crepe de Chine, with a hat to harmonise. [7]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Ann "Ann" COLSTON,   b. 8 Feb 1936, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 20 Oct 2014, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  (Age 78 years) + 2. Beverley June COLSTON,   b. 25 Oct 1937, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 8 Mar 2016, The Tweed Hospital, 14 Powell Street, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 78 years) + 3. Robert Alexander COLSTON,   b. 21 Jul 1939, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 1 Jun 2011, Kingscliff, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 71 years) + 4. Colin Campbell COLSTON,   b. 18 Mar 1946, Nundah, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 8 Oct 2021, Eagleby, Queensland, Australia  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2011
  Family ID	F132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Sep 1906 - Albury, New South Wales, Australia Married - 29 Sep 1934 - Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia Died - 26 Sep 1994 - Lota, Queensland, Australia Cremated - Aft 26 Sep 1994 - Holland Park, Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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  	COLSTON, Fraser
  	COLSTON, Douglas, Arthur and Fraser Arthur Colston with his two sons, Douglas and Fraser. Taken after the death of his wife in 1913.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] NSW Federation 1889-1918 BDM, (Published by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in association with the Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages NSW August 1993), 1906/31567. [S63] Birthday Book, Arthur Colston, 1 Sep 1906. [S426] Birthday Book, Arthur Colston, 1 Sep 1906. [S72] WW2 Nominal Roll [database on-line], (http://www.ww2roll.gov.au), Service Number: QX21947. [S73] Headstone transcription, Mt Thompson Crematorium. [S738] Heaven Address Resting Place, (https://www.heavenaddress.com/restingplace), Mt Thompson Crematorium. [S342] Australian Newspapers, National Library of Australia, 1934 'WEDDINGS.', The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954), 8 October, p. 18, viewed 17 February, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35641805. [S342] Australian Newspapers, National Library of Australia, 1934 'Advertising.', The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), 8 October, p. 1, viewed 16 September, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35641630.