Regimental number | 29 |
Place of birth | Moruya, New South Wales |
School | Sydney High School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Church Hill, Cowra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jessie Fitzgerald, Church Hill, Cowra, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Voluntary Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was one of the few of the 13th Battalion who went all through Gallipoli (Mrs Fitzgerald, mother). |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22.9 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 69 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward William and Essie Adell FITZGERALD, 115 Brighton Street, Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 2139 Pte Leslie Manning FITZGERALD, 9th Bn, died of wounds, 23 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |