Was born on the 7 May 1897 at Springston, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand. There is no record of his school attendance, sadly.
On the 3 January 1918, Augustus married Rose Mary Woods and from that union, stemmed the following children.
| Child | Born | Married | Children | Died | Comments |
| Peace Mary | 11 Nov 1918 | 21 Mar 1942 | 1 | 3 Sep 2000 | Thomas |
| Trivett John | 25 Jun 1923 | 1947 | 5 | 9 Jun 2006 | Dawson |
| Lawrence Augustus | 27 Mar 1935 | Abt . 1959 | 2 | 2 Mar 1995 | Lancaster |
And sadly, Augustus lost his life to a house fire on the 1 June 1939 at Springston. Article follows. The children survived the accident.
Mary Rose passed away on the 6 December 1975 at Springston.
The couple are buried together in Springston Cemetery.
