Regimental number | 2353 |
Place of birth | Blackwater, Ireland |
Religion | Wesleyan |
Occupation | Motor driver |
Address | Urunga, Bellinger Heads, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Janet Fitzgerald, Urunga, Bellinger Heads, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Pioneer Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/13/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, Australia, 22 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 13 October 1916. Proceeded over seas to France, 16 January 1917; joined unit, 18 January 1917. Wounded in action, 27 October 1917; transferred by Ambulance Train No 4, 27 October 1917 (shrapnel wound to abdomen and right arm); admitted to 22nd General Hospital, Camiers, 29 October 1917 (gun shot wound to abdomen); transferred to England, 21 December 1917; admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 21 December 1917 (carpal bone); transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 19 January 1918; discharged on furlough, 31 January 1918, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 31 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Borda', 5 April 1918; disembarked Sydney, 1 June 1918; discharged, 20 November 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FITZGERALD Cornelius |