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A bottle of messages written by two Australian soldiers a few days after their departure to the front during World War I was found on the coast of Australia.
Message in a Bottle From WWI Soldier Found on Beach
More than a century after a soldier wrote a letter to his mother as he sailed to war and his death, it has been discovered in a bottle washed up on a remote beach. Private Malcolm Alexander Neville’s light-hearted note, penned on Aug. 15, 1916, was found on Wharton Beach, near Esperance, about 750 kilometres southeast of Perth. “Having a real good time,” the letter pulled from inside a glass Schweppes bottle said. “Food is real good so far, with…
It is the fourth such find on a beach between Adelaide and Perth, from where ships full of soldiers sailing to Europe set sail in 1916.
Australian National Review - Message in a Bottle From WWI Soldier Found on Beach
A supplied image obtained on Oct. 30, 2025, of a soldier’s letter written to his mother as he sailed to war more than 100 years ago that has been discovered in a bottle on a remote beach. AAP Image/Supplied by Debra Brown More than a century after a soldier wrote a letter to his mother as he sailed to war and his death, it has been discovered in a bottle washed up on a remote beach. Private Malcolm Alexander Neville’s light-hearted note, penned…
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