▁life ▁and ▁career ▁F rost ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁North umber land , ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 4 ▁was ▁a ▁coal - min er ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁then ▁Australia . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Mill erton ▁mines ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁Method ist ▁minister . ▁He ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁O tag o ▁T unn eling ▁Corps , ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁Chap lain - Capt ain ▁before ▁being ▁wounded ▁in ▁action ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁a ▁Method ist ▁minister ▁and ▁City ▁Mission er ▁in ▁A uck land ▁initially , ▁but ▁then ▁station ed ▁at ▁Str at ford , ▁Dun ed in , ▁Ed end ale , ▁Ly tt el ton ▁and ▁T aur anga . ▁He ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁becoming ▁a ▁Vic ar ▁in ▁Tar ad ale ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Tar ad ale ▁Return ed ▁and ▁Services ' ▁Association ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Haw ke ' s ▁Bay ▁Education ▁Board ▁and ▁Nap ier ▁Boys ' ▁High ▁School ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 9 3