Frank Page Alston (1893–1980)
Frank Page Alston, c. 1915
from Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
FRANK PAGE ALSTON, the son of Mr. Arthur and Mrs. Elizabeth Alston, was born at Ballarat, Victoria, on 7th August, 1893. He was educated at Warrnambool College, and entered the service of the Bank at Corowa on 8th August, 1911. He was transferred in November, 1912, to Lockhart, and to Murrumburrah, as assistant, in 1913.
He enlisted in August, 1915, and left Australia on 28th January, 1916, for Egypt, where he remained for a month and then proceeded to France. He was on active service there until the end of the war, having received promotion to the rank of sergeant in September, 1917. He left France for Australia in March, 1919, and was discharged in the following September.
Original Publication
Additional Resources
- World War I service record, item B2455, ALSTON F P, National Archives of Australia
- marries Jane Bell Attenborough, Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga), 3 May 1924, p 6
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Alston, Jane Bell (wife)
Citation details
'Alston, Frank Page (1893–1980)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/alston-frank-page-19643/text30963, accessed 27 April 2024.
Frank Page Alston, c. 1915
from Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
Life Summary [details]
Birth
7 August,
1893
Ballarat,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
1980
(aged ~ 86)
Balwyn, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Religious Influence
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.