Regimental number | 2139 |
Place of birth | Philip Street, Enmore, New South Wales |
School | Eltham College and Sydney Boys' High School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Gilgandra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J T Fitzgerald, Myrtle Street, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 42), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 55 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Timothy (B.A.) and Mary Catherine FITZGERALD, Miller Street, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 29 Sergeant Edward Harold FITZGERALD, 13th Bn, died of wounds, 27 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |