| Regimental number | 2474 |
| Place of birth | Birregurra, Victoria |
| School | Iona State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, David Fitzgerald, Iona, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Margaret FITZGERALD, 40 Albion Road, Box Hill, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3312 Lance Corporal Daniel FITZGERALD, 59th Bn, died of wounds 5 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 23 December 1915 (bronchial pneumonia); transferred to Helouan Convalescent Depot, 29 January 1916; discharged to unit, 1 February 1916. Admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 7 March 1916 (mumps); discharged to duty, 8 March 1916. Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FITZGERALD John Lawrence |
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