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Name	George D'arcy Folkard
Born	24 February, 1894 Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	1955 (aged ~ 60) Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	King's School (Parramatta, Sydney) (student, 1909-1910)
Occupation or Descriptor *	bank employee (1910-1915) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1915-1916) Federal, Australia army officer (1916-1919) Federal, Australia prisoner of war (Australian) (1916-1919) Overseas
Military Service *	World War I (officer, 1915-1919) 4th Battalion (soldier, 1915-1916) 55th Battalion (officer, 1916-1919) 56th Battalion (officer, 1916-1916) Battle of Fromelles, 1916 (officer, 1916-1916)
Workplaces *	Bank of New South Wales (employee, 1910-1915)

* Dates are approximate

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