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FITZGERALD, Edward Harold

Service Number:	29
Enlisted:	18 September 1914, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moruya, New South Wales, Australia, 16 October 1893
Home Town:	Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 27 August 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 29, Sydney, New South Wales
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 29, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 29, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 29, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
11 Jun 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion
3 Dec 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Infantry Battalion
27 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 29, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 29 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-27

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