Regimental number | 3449 |
Place of birth | Teneriffe, Queensland |
School | Christian Brothers School, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Abbot Street, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Laura Fitzgerald, Abbot Street, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Was rejected at first. Succeeded in being accepted after undergoing an operation. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Ste Marie Cemetery (Division 62, Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 7), Le Havre, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Francis and Laura Catherine FITZGERALD, "Enderby" , Abbott Street, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |