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Parents: - Frederick Waldershare Goldston and Elizabeth Ann Withers Gaylard married 11th January 1905 in
Mackay, Queensland.

Wife: - Marjorie May Mogford (15th July 1939 in Mackay), of North Mackay, Queensland.

Court of Inquiry convened 28th June 1943, reported that Private Kevin Frederick Goldston was fatally injured in the vicinity of the old Buna airstrip because of shrapnel wounds to the head the source of the explosion was uncertain, the Court ascertain it may have been caused by a dormant parachute bomb  on the Buna Battlefield.

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Daily Mercury (Mackay) Wed 21 July 1943 -Page 2 
Mr. M. A. M'Coll writes: The passing of Bombardier Kevin Frederick Tliomns Goldston (on active military service In New Guinea), Only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Goldston, of North Mackay, came as a sad shock to the community. The deceased soldier was born In Mackay in 1909. He commenced his scholastic career at Pleystowe, and studied later at North Mackay and completed his education at Mackay Technical College. His special talents were art and music. His work in fine
art won many prizes at the Mackay Show. He studied the violin and constructed one for himself from selected red cedar, and in competitions in eisteddfods
succeeded in carrying off a first prize. As a lad he joined the North Mackay gymnasium, under Mr. Alf. Ungerer, and was soon one of Mackays best at that work. He travelled afield and won a gold medal at Emerald against allcomers. He became gym. instructor to tne Mackay Church of England Boys' Club where he
served with distinction. As an amateur wrestler he annexed two cup prizes. As in his youth, when the great call of duty came in this war, he was not found wanting, and met his death at Buna (New Guinea), on May 31. In a letter to his wife, the major command
ing the unit, paid a tribute in saying he was a man of whom all could be proud, and always did his duty according to the best traditions of the AIF. His lieutenant also paid a fitting tribute In a personal letter saying that his devotion to duty, consideration for his fellow men, pleasing personality, made him a credit to his country and all his loved ones,near and dear to him. In his business life, deceased was employed by F. w. Winzar for six years and subsequently took employment in various other trades. He was well known and respected for his honesty of purpose and the community is moved to deepest sympathy with the sorrowing relatives In their sad hour of trial. He leaves, besides his parents, a sorrowing wife, Mrs. M. M. Goldstone (North Mackay) and two boys— Raymond Kevin (3) and Colin John (2) to whom this blow is hard to bear. Mrs. Goldston, jun., Is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Mogford of this city, who also have the deepest sympathy of the community.