Beinke, Berthold Walter MM France 1918 Accession Number: PR01005

Description

Letter of Private (Berthold) Walter Beinke MM (43 Battalion) to his parents from beside the Somme, dated 3 April 1918. It describes the penetration of the British lines by the German offensive of March 1918, and his participation with Australian forces in resisting it, as well as commenting on domestic concerns related to his family's farm in South Australia. Also a photograph of Beinke. Beinke's Military Medal, which he won the following September, is held by the AWM (REL26870.001).

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Accession Number
PR01005
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Photograph
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1918
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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