Arthur Edward (Ted) Grigson (1906–1954)
Former well-known Roma newsagent and cafe proprietor, Mr. Arthur Edward (Ted) Grigson, aged about 55, was found dead in the Rockhampton mail train at Roma Street railway station, Brisbane, on Saturday morning.
Mr. Grigson had been returning from a visit to his daughter at Winton. He was found at 6 a.m. lying in a pool of blood in a lower berth of a sleeper carriage. Police believe the cause of his death was internal haemorrhage due to ulcers.
He will be burled to-day from St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Brisbane.
The late Mr. Grigson was born in New South Wales and was a jackeroo when he enlist ed in the first World War, in which he was awarded the D.F.C.
After the war he took over a property at Cunnamulla and later moved to Jandowae, from where he enlisted in the Air Force in the second World War. After his discharge he came to Roma, and remained in business here for several years.
He is survived by bis widow, three daughters and a son.
Original publication
Additional Resources
- World War I service record, item B2455, GRIGSON A E (National Archives of Australia)
- recommendation for DFC, National Archives of Australia
- marries Betty Dalrymple-Hay, Sunday Times (Sydney), 30 January 1921, p 16
- marries Helen Kennedy, The Week (Brisbane), 22 February 1929, p 8
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Grigson, Betty (wife)
- Grigson, Helen Kennedy (wife)
- Grigson, Mary (daughter)
- Grigson, Baby (daughter)
- White, Jennifer Jane (daughter)
- Grigson, Susan (daughter)
- Grigson, Donald Mark (son)
- White, Graham (son-in-law)
- Grigson, Mary Sarah (mother)
- Grigson, Robert Edward (father)
- Keys, Mary Joyce (sister)
- Grigson, Samuel (brother)
- Grigson, Max White (brother)
- Grigson, Sydney Mark (brother)
- Keys, Donald Irving (brother-in-law)
- White, Francis John (uncle)
- White, James Cobb (uncle)
- White, Walter George (uncle)
- White, Henry Luke (uncle)
- White, William Ernest (uncle)
- White, Arthur George (uncle)
- White, Victor Martindale (uncle)
- White, Margaret (aunt by marriage)
- White, Emmaline Eliza (aunt by marriage)
- White, Louisa Maude (aunt by marriage)
- White, Milicent (aunt by marriage)
- White, Ruth (aunt by marriage)
- White, Mary Hannah B. (grandmother)
- White, Francis John (grandfather)
- Keys, Patrick Edward (nephew)
- White, Frances Mary (cousin)
- White, Ruth (cousin)
- White, Harold Fletcher (cousin)
- White, Elsie Fletcher (cousin)
- White, James (cousin)
- Black, Joan Fletcher (cousin)
- Dutton, Jessie (cousin)
- Cullen, Frieda Fletcher (cousin)
- White, Bruce (cousin)
- White, Frank Fletcher (cousin)
- Minell, Dorothy Ebsworth (cousin)
- White, Doris Fletcher (cousin)
- White, Alan (cousin)
- Hordern, Norah Ebsworth (cousin)
- White, Alfred Henry E. (cousin)
- White, Patrick Victor (cousin)
- Peck, Suzanne Victoria M. (cousin)
Citation details
'Grigson, Arthur Edward (Ted) (1906–1954)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/grigson-arthur-edward-ted-22538/text32199, accessed 1 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
October,
1906
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
7 August,
1954
(aged 47)
Brisbane,
Queensland,
Australia
Cause of Death
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