FITZGERALD, Francis Gerald
| Service Number: | 2311 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Aberdeen, South Australia, 19 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Permanent Way Packer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (malaria), Palestine, 31 October 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Gaza War Cemetery, Gaza, Israel |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Cleve Rudall Honor Roll WW1, Cleve WW1 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2311, Adelaide, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2311, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2311, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide | |
| 31 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2311, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2311 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-10-31 |
Help us honour Francis Gerald Fitzgerald's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Charles Campbell College
Francis G. Fitzgerald (service number 2311) was born near the town of Burre in South Australia, 1892. Before enlisting in the army, he worked as a Permanent way packer. LCpl Fitzgerald had no previous military service on his record.
LCpl Fitzgerald enlisted into his Majesty's Imperial Forces January 18th 1916, two years after the war began. He enlisted into the army at the age of 26 and was assigned to the 3rd Light Horse Regiment. LCpl Fitzgerald was also listed as a natural born British subject.
Francis G. Fitzgerald was appointed the rank of Lance Corporal, this would sadly be his last known rank. As LCpl Fitzgerald contracted Malaria when away at Palestine and sadly passed Palestinian hospital and now rests Gaza war memorial in Israel.
Click images to start slideshow.