Regimental number | 2861 |
Place of birth | Villa Maria, Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Cambridge |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Nungarin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, Walter Joseph Fitzpatrick, Shepparton Road, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Member of I Company for years, chiefly signalling. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). Recommendation date: Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Dernacourt, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 29), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 152 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter Joseph and Sara Agnes FITZPATRICK, 35 Shepperton Road, Victoria Park, Western Australia. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |