| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00503 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Pflaum, Theodor Milton |
| Place made | Egypt, France |
| Date made | 1915-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 94/0392 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Pflaum, Theodor Milton (Lieutenant, b.1898 - d.1917)
Description
"In memory" card, 2 small diaries with regular entries describing boat journey from Australia to Port Suez, training in Egypt, Ismalia Camp, boat journey to France, train ride across France, and fighting in the frontline near Erqinghem and Bois Grenier during the Battle of Fromelles. Gives a highly descriptive and moving account of the events occuring there on July 19, 1916, when charging the German trenches.