Klingner, Frederick William (Private, d.1974)

Title: Klingner, Frederick William (Private, d.1974)
Subject: German diaries; World War, 1914-1918; Prisoners of war; World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German; Prisoner-of-war camps; Internment camps--Australia
Category: 3. World War I
Author: Frederick William Klingner
Keywords: German Australian
Current holder: Australian War Memorial
Period of reference: 1914 – 1918
Link: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C234208
Series number: PR91/099
Access rights: Open access
Rights: Copying permitted subject to physical condition
Country of origin: France; Poland
Language: English; German
Physical format: Correspondence; Diaries
Abstract: Collection relating to the First World War service of 2892 Private Frederick William Klingner, 4th Pioneer Battalion. Collection consists of a letter to his parents from Altdamm POW camp, describing the conditions as good. Diary gives a vivid description of his capture at Dernancourt in April 1918, and subsequent treatment as a POW at several camps. Discusses lack of food, work, general ill treatment, the November revolution by the German Baltic fleet, and his eventual return to Britain.
Date accessed: January 27, 2022