Arthur Harold James Midson

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Arthur Harold Midson

Also Known As: "Ar (to his sisters and their families)"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Death: April 17, 1998 (82)
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia (Pneumonia due to aging and other illnesses)
Place of Burial: BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Immediate Family:

Son of Arthur Mackenzie Midson and Mary Maloney
Husband of Elspeth Learmonth (aka Elsa)
Father of Private; Private; Private and Private
Brother of Joan Midson; Barbara Midson and Margery Midson

Occupation: Bank Manager
Managed by: Jordan Alexander Hauer
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Immediate Family

About Arthur Harold James Midson

Bank Manager and Deputy-Chairman of South Brisbane Hospital Board.

Wanted to join family building contracting business (Arthur Midson & Son) when left school, but took job in Queensland National Bank as Great Depression made building and engineering professions insecure.

He was a very loving and caring man and was Involved in numerous major charitable projects, mainly through the Lions Club.

His father, Arthur Mackenzie Midson (Mack) was a civil engineer and also heavily involved in charity works.

He was an all-round sportsman when young and kept up his fitness into his later years - until his illnesses.

He almost died, but miraculously survived tuberculosis in the Forties (TB basically a death sentence in the Forties).

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Arthur Harold James Midson's Timeline

1915
April 30, 1915
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
1933
January 1933
- 1976
Age 17
National Australia Bank, BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
1998
April 17, 1998
Age 82
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
April 20, 1998
Age 82
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
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Church of England Grammar - Brisbane