Regimental number | 7239 |
Place of birth | Hawkesbury River |
Place of birth | Windsor, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Claire Fitzgerald, Lincoln Street, Campsie, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Irish Rifles |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Mary FITZGERALD |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Boorara', 6 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 26 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 12 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 57 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FITZGERALD John |