| Regimental number | 327 |
| Place of birth | Blumberg, South Australia |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19.10 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Pflaum, Blumberg, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the 79th Infantry, Senior Cadets, for 2 years; transferred to Machine Gun Section, 79th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Machine Gun Company |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Ljissenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row F, Grave No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Theodor and Mary Jane PFLAUM, Birdwood [formerly Blumberg), South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: [1591] Captain Elliott Frederick PFLAUM, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 6 May 1919; 161 Pte Raymond Holstein PFLAUM, 32nd Bn, died whilst a Prisoner of War, 24 November 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915, on board HMAT A2 'Geelong'; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Transferred to 8th Australian Machine Gun Company, 9 March 1916; taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 11 March 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 31 May 1916 (diarrhoea); discharged to unit, 2 June 1916. Promoted Corporal, 1 June 1916. Embrked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Appointed Sergeant, 1 September 1916. Transferred to AIF Training Depot, England, 10 February 1917, transferred to 25th Machine Gun Company, and appointed 2nd Lieutenant. Attached to 3rd Training Bn for bombing instruction, 27 May-1 June 1917. Qualified as suitable to act as Instructor at Revolver School, Wareham, 14-20 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; disembarked Havre, 7 September 1917. Wounded in action, 24 September 1917 (shrapnel wound, left thigh: compound fracture), admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 10th Casualty Clearing Station (dead on arrival). Died of wounds, 24 September 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PFLAUM Theodor Milton
Red Cross File No 2140811 |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
