Fragments of the First AIF
The good, the bad, the ordinary, and the extraordinary - a podcast uncovering the stories of individuals who served in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War.
Fragments of the First AIF
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Lieut Penistan James Patterson
Penistan Patterson, a young man from Swan Hill, Vic, and Port Pirie, SA, was one of Australia's first staff cadets at the Royal Military College Duntroon. And then he became the first graduated student to be killed in action during the First Wo...
Sgt Leslie Harry Geeves
Tasmanian Leslie Harry Geeves of Geeveston, veteran of the Boer War, was the bearer of experience from one war to the next; a true Briton, a patriot and loyal to the last.
Pte Thomas Anderson Whyte
A venerated oarsman from South Australia, who used his skill at one of the most famous events in Australian history - the Gallipoli landings of 25 April 1915.
Pte Verdi George Schwinghammer
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...
