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James Joseph FITZGERALD

Regimental number6401
Place of birthNormanton Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressPikedale Station, Stanthorpe, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Julia Mary Fitzgerald, Burrum Street, Bundaberg, Queensland
Enlistment date16 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 October 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Special Memorial 54), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jeremiah and Julie FITZGERALD. Native of Normanton, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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