| GUEST Colin Franklin
( 12/02/1919 - 24/08/1987 ) 09GUC0 Father : GUEST * Percy Charles Mother : FRANKLIN Eva Susan Mary Siblings: * Donald Married : JONES Jenny Issue : Judith |
"Eva and Percy Guest with Don (R) and Col Guest 1920's."
Don and Col in their teens
"Don and Col Guest - 1940" age 21
In uniform -
location unknown
"Mr Wells, Col Guest, Bob Wells - 1942." This makes Col 23. Taken at
View Bank
with the shearing shed behind and
Mussett Hut in the distance. 'Mr Wells' is Les Wells.
"Nov
1942. Scrubbing Down Decks"
Probably HMAS Hobart.
"Hiroshima"
"Taken from Nagsui Newspaper building, Hiroshima"
Military Records
Trooper ,COLIN FRANKLIN GUEST,
T42692
| Service | Australian Army |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 12 February 1919 |
| Place of Birth | EVANDALE, TAS |
| Locality on Enlistment | EVANDALE, TAS |
| Place of Enlistment | MONA VALE, TAS |
| Next of Kin | GUEST, EVA |
| Date of Discharge | 1 January 1942 |
| Posting at Discharge | 22 LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT |
ABLE SEA, COLIN FRANKLIN GUEST, H1819
| Service | Royal Australian Navy |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 12 February 1919 |
| Place of Birth | EVANDALE, TAS |
| Date of Enlistment | 9 October 1941 |
| Home Port/Port Division | HOBART, TAS |
| Next of Kin | GUEST, PERCY |
| Date of Discharge | 12 July 1946 |
| Posting at Discharge | HMAS Huon |
"Pop Guest, Nan Guest, Col, Anne Manning"
Bay window of the dining room at View Bank is clearly shown.
Taken at View Bank with Anne Manning again - shearing shed in background
On
leave.
With Don and mother Eva at View Bank.
On his Bantam motorcycle. Don on the left, unknown and John Ware
next to Col. John was Col's best friend during the war and also his
best man. He lived in Victoria
Col worked on his father's farms, View Bank and Brookside. He and
Jenny lived at Brookside and farmed there after his parents left Evandale
to live in Devonport.
Col and Jenny eventually moved to Devonport where Col worked for Motors Car
Sales for many years.
Peter Guest, Col. Philip and Don Guest
Wedding
to Jenny Jones
''Bridesmaid Jean Braslin and best man John Ware from Victoria''
A daughter Judith in 1961
"Bream fish
10lbs, Airlie Beach - Sept 1964 Queensland"
Prize winning dahlias in Devonport 1975