Fragments of the FIrst AIF - Pte Verdi George Schwinghammer
- Meleah Hampton
- Apr 9
- 2 min read
Verdi Schwinghammer, from South Grafton, NSW, made the most of his war service and became a prolific tourist in between the "war" and "service" parts of his time abroad. He even made the Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 for it!
Sources:
‘Mr AE Schwinghammer,’ The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 October 1923, p.4
‘Obituary: Mrs AE Schwinghammer,’ Daily Examiner, 27 September 1926, p.4
‘Local and General,’ The Byron Bay Record, 31 March 1917, p.7
‘Soldiers’ Letters: Interesting Epistles: Pte. V. Schwinghammer,’ The Grafton Argus & Clarence River General Advertiser, 10 August 1917, p.3
‘Letters from Our Soldiers,’ The Byron Bay Record, 15 September 1917, p.9
‘Local and General,’ The Byron Bay Record, 2 February 1918, p.8
‘Letters from the Front,’ Daily Examiner (Grafton), 15 December 1917, p.3
‘Letters from Soldiers and Nurses,’ Nambucca & Bellinger News, 17 January 1919, p.8
3rd Australian Division Administrative Headquarters War Diary, December 1918
3rd Australian Division Administrative Headquarters War Diary, January 1919
‘Snake in Bed: Much Interrupted Journey,’ Glen Innes Examiner, 19 November 1927, p.3
‘Florence Nightingale Link With Grafton,’ Daily Examiner, 29 September 1953, p.2
‘Dedications of Extensions to Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton,’ The Telegraph, 29 October 1937, p.19
‘Bishop of Grafton: Visit to Ballina,’ Northern Star, 6 November 1934, p.6
‘In War History: Extracts from South Graftonian’s Diary,’ Daily Examiner, 18 May 1935, p.4
Official History of Australian in the War of 1914-1918: Volume 5
‘Royal Humane’s Society’s Awards,’ The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 March 1929, p.14
‘Bravery Rewarded: Bronze Medal and Certificate,’ The Brisbane Courier, 22 March 1929, p.21
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