Regimental number | 22189 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Princes Hill State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Herbert Street, North Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Brother, R E Fitzgerald, Herbert Street, North Carlton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 23, Battery 108 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/133/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Helly, a few miles NE of Corbie, 1918, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 10), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Louisa FITZGERALD. Native of Melbourne |
Family/military connections | Brother: Robert Edwin Fitzgerald was killed in the 8th FAB about 9 months later (Lillian Lockhead, sister) |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |