Frank Schryver

Francis Esdale "Frank" Schryver, DCM, MM (31 October 1888 – 3 February 1965) was an Australian soldier and swimmer. He competed for Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metre breaststroke and the men's 400 metre breaststroke.[3] In doing so, he became the first Western Australian to represent Australia at an Olympic Games.[4]

Frank Schryver
Nickname(s)"Snow"[1]
Born(1888-10-31)31 October 1888
Perth, Western Australia
Died3 February 1965(1965-02-03) (aged 76)[2]
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchAustralian Army
Years of service1914–1919
1940–1947
RankSergeant
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsDistinguished Conduct Medal
Military Medal

Schryver also served with the Australian Imperial Force in the First World War. A stretcher-bearer with the 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital for much of the war,[5] he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal for bravery on the Western Front.[6]

References
  1. "Schryver Ignored". The Referee. 15 February 1933. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. Roberts, Sharyn. "SCHRYVER, Frank Esdale". Virtual War Memorial Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. "Frank Schryver Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  4. "Western Australian Olympic Council - Information Package" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. "First World War Embarkation Rolls: Frank Schryver". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  6. Coe, Bruce (2014). "Australasia's 1912 Olympians and the Great War". International Journal for the History of Sport. 31 (18): 2313–2325.
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