Frank Schryver

Francis Esdale Schryver, DCM, MM (31 October 1888 – 3 February 1965) was an Australian soldier and swimmer.^[3] He competed for Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metre breaststroke and the men's 400 metre breaststroke.^[4] In doing so, he became the first Western Australian to represent Australia at an Olympic Games.^[5]

Frank Schryver
Nickname(s)	"Snow"[1]
Born	(1888-10-31)31 October 1888 Perth, Western Australia
Died	3 February 1965(1965-02-03) (aged 76)[2]
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1914–1919 1940–1947
Rank	Sergeant
Battles / wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Distinguished 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,^[6] he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal for bravery on the Western Front.^[7]

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". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
4. "Frank Schryver Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
5. "Western Australian Olympic Council - Information Package" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
6. "First World War Embarkation Rolls: Frank Schryver". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
7. Coe, Bruce (2014). "Australasia's 1912 Olympians and the Great War". International Journal of the History of Sport. 31 (18): 2313–2325. doi:10.1080/09523367.2014.918107. S2CID 144974200.

External links

• Frank Schryver at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Frank Schryver at Olympedia