Fragments of the First AIF

Meleah Hampton

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.

  1. Apr 24

    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 World War. Send us Fan Mail

  2. Apr 12

    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. Send us Fan Mail

  3. 04/24/2025

    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. Send us Fan Mail

    Pte Thomas Anderson Whyte

  4. 04/09/2025

    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 it! Send us Fan Mail

    Pte Verdi George Schwinghammer

  5. 04/03/2025

    Lieut Frederick Francis Whitelaw

    The story of a man from Kerang, Victoria, who shows us how strong community ties can be maintained even with half the boys of the town on the other side of the world. Send us Fan Mail

    Lieut Frederick Francis Whitelaw

  6. 03/10/2025

    Pte Sidney James Lauder

    A band geek and a boy - yes, he was underage - from Darwin, NT, who left the Cable Guard and the Darwin Town Brass Band behind to enlist in 1915. Wounded three times at war, would he come home? Send us Fan Mail

    Pte Sidney James Lauder

  7. 03/03/2025

    Pte Albert Frank "Bunny" Crowle

    A man from Bendigo who was described as a coward by some at home, but who had a vigorous defender to point out how much courage it took to do ordinary things like work in the cookhouse. Send us Fan Mail

    Pte Albert Frank "Bunny" Crowle

  8. 02/24/2025

    2/Lieut Arthur Bruce Cork

    A man whose story runs from the fashion industry of the 1910s to farming in the Second World War. But, with almost no mental health assistance to be had, a story that ends in the worst way. Send us Fan Mail

    2/Lieut Arthur Bruce Cork
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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.

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  • Creator
    Meleah Hampton
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Fragments of the First AIF
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