Historical information

In 1915 Arthur Swanwick from Bendigo enlisted in the AIF. He left for overseas service in March 1916. He wrote a message to his sweetheart Jessie Campbell, placed it in a bottle and threw it overboard from HMAT A18 "Wiltshire".
The bottle was found on a beach near Robe SA and the message was sent to Jessie.
Arthur returned home and he and Jessie married in 1918. Arthur died on 11 April 1968.
Arthur's niece sent the updated information after the story was shared with the family who knew nothing about it.

Physical description

A hand written letter on lined green paper sent to BHS providing an update on the story of a "Message in a Bottle" written by Arthur Swanwick to Jessie Campbell. A black and white wedding photograph of Arthur and Jessie, a black and white photograph of dedication plaques from the Bendigo RSL WW1 Honour Board and a Thank you card form Arthur's niece thanking someone for letting the family know about the story (18 October 2013).