She got to work knitting a scarf, tagging it "Gift for soldier knitted by Violet Cloughley, aged 8 years, Riverton School". The unbelievable true story has been turned into a children’s book, Violet’s Scarf, by Auckland community advocate Colleen Brown. "It’s the most amazing story — it’s so incredible, and yet it’s true," Mrs Brown said. Violet’s package was one of 250,000 sent from New Zealand in 1916, and was tossed from a mail wagon and caught by George. With close ties to Southland, Mrs Brown said she hoped to return to the region to commemorate the release of the book in some form.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 20, 2023 17:02 UTC