John Leo FITZPATRICK

Regimental number3074
Place of birthCork, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Mrs Sinclair, Milliquin, Bundaberg, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Height6' 1.5"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Fitzpatrick, c/o Mrs Sinclair, Milliquin, Bundaberg, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 May 1918
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMay 1918 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 July 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Discharge date22 November 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Enlisted, 20 May 1918; Embarked Sydney, 17 July 1918; disembarked London, England, 27 September 1918.

Admitted to Frensham Hill Military Hospital, 12 October 1918 (influenza); discharged from hospital to Training Depot, 29 October 1918.

Found guilty, 31 January 1919, of being absent without leave from 30 December 1918 to 1 January 1919: awarded 3 days' confined to Barracks and forfeited 1 day's pay.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', from London, 15 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 1 July 1919; discharged, 22 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, FITZPATRICK John Leo