Source: MAAS

After WW1 Charles Ulm became a household name. Here is a summary of his short and eventful life…

Enlisted 27th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, 6 Aug 1917 aged only 16 yoa SERN 20765 Mother died when he was only 3yoa. Step-mother, May, signed as NoK, giving permission for him to enlist, without his father’s prior knowledge.

Interestingly enough a few books about the 1919 influenza pandemic were published just before the current event. A year on here is some recommended reading…

Part 1: Beginnings & Bill Taylor’s Call to the Skies

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Photos of Smithy, and surfing legends Duke Kahanamoku and Isabel Letham