Cyril P. Callister called Vegemite, first sold by Fred Walker & Co in 1923. Working from the details of a James L. Kraft patent, Callister was successful in producing processed cheese. The Walker Company negotiated a deal for the rights to manufacture the product, and in 1926, the Kraft Walker Cheese Company Ltd was established. Callister was appointed chief scientist and production superintendent of the new company. Between 1919 and 1927 he had 3 children (two boys and a girl) named Ian, Bill and Jean. They were the original vegemite kids. During World War II Ian unfortunately died Callister got his Doctorate from
Cyril Seelenmeyer Cyril Seelenmeyer Cyril Robert Seelenmeyer (29 April 1892 – 8 August 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. A veterinary surgeon, he served with the First AIF, dying of wounds on 8 August 1918. The son of Adolphe Frederic Seelenmeyer (1855-1922), M.D. and Alexandra Mary Seelenmeyer (1863-1947), née Munster, he was born on 29 April 1892. Although born in England, and a British subject, Adolphe Seelenmeyer, M.D. was the target of a lot of anti-German sentiment in Melbourne during the First World War; and, as a consequence, he, and his surviving sons,