Harold Frost (bowls)

Harold William Frost (1874 – 5 September 1950) was a New Zealand bowls player who represented his country at the 1930 British Empire Games.

Harold Frost
Personal information
Full nameHarold William Frost
Born1874
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Died (aged 76)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationDentist
Spouse(s)
Florence Gruchy
​
(m. 1898)​
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportLawn bowls
ClubCarlton

Early life and family

Born in 1874 at Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, Frost emigrated to New Zealand with his family when he was seven years old.[1] He studied at the University of Otago and the University of Pennsylvania, becoming a dentist.[1] He began practising in Napier,[1] where he married Florence Gruchy at Napier Cathedral on 9 June 1898.[2] The couple went on to have four children.[1] Frost lived in Wellington for about 20 years, before moving to Auckland in about 1928.[1]

Lawn bowls

A member of the Carlton Bowling Club,[3] Frost represented New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, in the fours.[1][4] The foursome of Frost, William Fielding, Peter McWhannell and Edward Leach finished fifth.[5][6]

Death

Frost died in Auckland on 5 September 1950.[7]

References
  1. "Obituary: Mr H. W. Frost". New Zealand Herald. 6 September 1950. p. 8.
  2. "Marriages". Daily Telegraph. 9 June 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. "Winter bowling". Auckland Star. 11 June 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. "H Frost". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. "Bowling team for Canada". Evening Post. 25 June 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. "Empire Games: keen bowling contest". Auckland Star. 9 October 1930. p. 18. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. "Deaths". New Zealand Herald. 6 September 1950. p. 1.


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