Mr Frank Leslie RUSSELL

   Cause of his death was Parkinsons Disease.

   FamilySearch ID: LBD6-3V2.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Queens School: Photo of Students and Teachers, 1902.

2. Index to Queens School Photo, 1902.
Note that Frank Leslie Russell is number 28 in this photo. He was at school with Sir Keith and Ross Smith. (9 and 55 respectively)


Photograph of students and teachers at Queen's School, on Barton Terrace, North Adelaide. People are identified according to the key supplied by Sir Bruce Ross and Mr Arnold Moulden, 1972, together with career details:

1. F.(?) Dancker. Architect; 2. Jack Mayo. Doctor, brother of Sir Herbert Mayo; 3. Max Joyner. Solicitor; 4. Hamilton; 5. Mortimer Giles. Solicitor, senior partner in Giles Magarey & Lloyd; 6. F.H. ('Bertie') Stokes. Killed in WWI; 7. 'Scap' Ellis; 8. (Sir) Brian Swift. Gynaecologist. Brother of Houghton and Neville. Their father, Dr H.H. Swift, a very conservative and crusty old gentleman, lived in a two storey house on the site of the present Moore's department store.; 9. (Sir) Keith Smith. Aviator; 10. Spicer; 11. Main; 12. Ken Hamilton. Secretary of University Union; 13. Field; 14. Ernest Eversley Rhead Porter. Son of share-broker. Went to U.K.; 15. (Sir) Bruce Ross. Justice of the Supreme Court of S.A.; 16. Keith Hocking; 17 [unknown]; 18. Colin Gore Stewart. Son of S.A. Commissioner of Waterworks. Schoolmaster. Major in A.I.F. Went to U.K. and became head of large trust company with world-wide interests.; 19. (Sir) Ivan Bede Jose. Son of Dean Jose, at this time rector of Christ Church, North Adelaide. Surgeon; 20. Hew O'Halloran Giles. Went on to Geelong Grammar. Father of Geoffrey O'H. Giles M.H.R. who also attended Geelong Grammar; 21.'Dusty' (Sir Wallace?) Sandford; 22. Keith Wilkinson. Partner in Bullock & Wilkinson, land agents. Son of W.B. Wilkinson, one of Adelaide's largest land agents.; 23. Melrose(?); 24. Guy Fisher. Solicitor. Son of a solicitor and father of a Q.C. Went on to Geelong Grammar.; 25. John Stokes. A brother of 'Bertie'.; 26. Lindsay(?) Sandford; 27. J.C.P. Strachan (pron. Strawn). Doctor. Practised somewhere near Ballarat, Victoria.; 28. Frank Leslie Russell, Wool Buyer and Classer; 29. W.O.(?) ('Fatty') Cooper; 30. Hall; 31.Houghton (pron. Howton) Swift; 32. [unknown]; 33. Melrose; 34. Mr ('Teddy') Le Messiurer, Science master at Queen's for many years. Became the school's 'Old Chips'.; 35. Mr Jacomb [sic] Hood. Headmaster and proprietor of the school until the 1920s. A strict disciplinarian who gave a cut of the cane for every spelling error.; 36. Mr R.G. Jennings. Brother of Claude Jennings, and accountant and cricketer.; 37. Henry Beresford. Secretary of Student's Union, Sydney University.; 38. George Melrose; 39. W.R. ('Bill') Cave. Businessman; 40. Alan William Morey. Rhodes scholar. Studying medicine when he joined the R.F.C. Shot down and badly injured. Wangled way back into R.F.C., shot down again and killed over France.; 41. Alan Dean. Son of General Dean?; 42. Max Jaffrey. Solicitor; 43. [unknown]; 44. Neville Swift. Killed in WWI; 45. Ken Campbell. Joined Eastern Extension Cable after WWI. In later years Secretary of Adelaide Club.; 46. Matt Woodley; 47, Harrold; 48. Arnold Meredieth Moulden. Solicitor; 49. Wilfred Oswald Jose. Brother of Ivan. Killed WWI; 50. Geoff Carey; 53. H. Moulden. Brother of Arnold. Farmed in Inman Valley; 55. (Sir) Ross Smith. Aviator; 56. Ross Wilkinson. Brother of Keith. Lived on inheritance in N.S.W.

3. Wool Auction, Abt 1920. Frank Leslie Russell worked as a wool buyer and classer and was very highly regarded. He is shown in the picture at the wool auctions and sitting at position number 35, second row from the front and third from the right.

4. Frank and Vera Russell and family, Abt 1928. From the left with childrens ages:

Bill (11) - Frank Jr (3) - Frank Snr - Helen (8) - Bob (18 mths) - Vera - Midge (6)

5. Frank and Vera Russell and family, Abt 1930.
Rear rowt:

Bill - Vera - Clara (Vera's mother)

Middle row:

Midge - Frank - Helen

Front row:

Frank jr - Bob

NOTE: Frank is looking quite unwell in this photo because at this stage he had early stage Parkinsons Disease from which he passed away in 1934 at age 43

Frank married Ms Vera Clare HENDERSON, daughter of Mr William Hall HENDERSON and Ms Clara Emilie KOEPPEN, on 19 Feb 1916 in All Souls Church, St Peters, Adelaide, South Australia.¹ (Ms Vera Clare HENDERSON was born on 5 Jan 1889 in Adelaide, South Australia and died on 16 Sep 1972 in Adelaide, South Australia.)