| Regimental number | 6557 |
| Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland |
| School | Christian Brothers School, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Address | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs K Fitzgerald, Hooper Street, West Ipswich, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Age at death | 22.4 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row A, Grave No. 14), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 148 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter Vesey and Kathleen FITZGERALD, Hooper Street, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 21 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 January 1917. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 10 February 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); marched into 3rd Training Bn from hospital, 7 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 May 1917; taken on strength, 49th Bn, in the field, 21 June 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FITZGERALD Robert Vesey |