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Victor FITZPATRICK

Regimental number6560
Place of birthWest Kentish, Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressDevonport, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs I Fitzpatrick, Devonport West, Tasmania
Enlistment date7 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 20 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollArmy Provost Corps
FateReturned to Australia 28 August 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Suffered from effects of gas, and ulcerated legs, caused by puttees and wet conditions in trenches. Received war pension shortly after return from France. Awarded TPI about 1953.
Date of death21 November 1969
Place of burialCarr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania

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