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FITZGERALD, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8275 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 June 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | York Area, WA, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Quairading, Quairading, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Head Injures whilst attempting to stop a fight, York Hospital, York, WA, 24 April 1936 |
| Cemetery: |
York Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Quairading War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 8275, Tunnelling Companies | |
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| 26 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 8275, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 8275, Tunnelling Companies, SS Indarra, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Fitzgerald (Snr.), a farmer, and Mary Isaac, both of whom were of Aboriginal descent. He was the eldest of 15 children. His younger brother Harold tried to enlist but was rejected for medical reasons.
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