| Accession Number | AWM2022.378.1 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Folkard, Thomas William |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Folkard, Thomas William (Sergeant, b.1881 - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2654 Sergeant Thomas William Folkard MM, 52 Australian Infantry Battalion, France, 1917.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of one letter from Folkard to Louis Volk dated 19 April 1917. Folkard writes that he has just completed three weeks of advanced work near the Hindenburg line and describes an attack made by the Germans against the Australian lines. Folkard writes that he was recommended for a Distinguished Conduct Medal for his actions that day [he was subsequently awarded a Military Medal]. He also writes that he was taken prisoner by the Germans but "bluffed [his] way out", and mentions that Volk's nephew Hinkler is doing well.