Name |
CUSTANCE, Frederic(k) Cyril |
Date of Birth |
(16 Aug) 1890 |
Place of Birth |
Essex UK |
Date of Death |
3 June 1923 (at 33 year of age) |
Place of Death |
Near Olary, tragic death due to exposure after going
for help with a bogged car. |
Place of Burial |
North Road Cemetery |
Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.) |
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Lived in Prospect (dates) |
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Addresses in Prospect |
9 Marian Place, Prospect |
Names of houses (if any) |
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Parents |
Prof. John Daniel CUSTANCE FCS FRAS and Edith Mary |
Spouse(s) |
Edith Violet BARNET |
Date(s) of Marriage(s) |
21 Feb 1901 |
Place(s) of Marriage(s) |
Hindmarsh Square Congregational Church |
Children |
Harold Maxwell Custance b 17 Sept 1901 Norwood. |
Occupation(s) |
Motor mechanic and driver Manager for Vivian Lewis Ltd., Burra Manager Vrai Ltd. Torrensville (demonstrating tractors in rural regions) |
Interests |
An adventurer who loved speed – Cars, bikes and planes He made numerous speed records in various vehicles |
Religion/Churches |
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Notes (points of interest etc.) |
He made the first flight in Australia 17 March 1910 at
Bolivar. The plane’s owner later tried to claim he made the flight instead
but there were other witnesses. WW1 service Aust Flying Corps. No1 Squadron His wife’s
father started the Bunyip Newspaper |
Sources of information |
The AIF Project, SA Aviation Museum, Trove, Inside
History Magazine. |
Principal Researcher |
Lesley Attema (Prospect Local History Group) |