Coming Soon.
![](/assets/poppy-90c5b4d15be02beb5cab9eecba1bed88a4bc8b79f40913a82c489426f92c088c.png)
FITZGERALD, William George Gladstone
Personal Details
Service Number: | 254 |
---|---|
Enlisted: | 20 October 1914, Morphetville, SA |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Gladstone, South Australia, 7 November 1893 |
Home Town: | Gladstone, Northern Areas, South Australia |
Schooling: | Auburn Primary School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Teamster |
Died: | Killed in Action, Hill 60, Gallipoli, Turkey, 29 August 1915, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Auburn Primary School WW1 Honor Roll, Auburn War WW1 Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clare 9th Light Horse WW1 Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphetville, SA | |
---|---|---|
11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 254, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 254, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
29 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 254, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 254 awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-29 | |
Date unknown: | Wounded 254, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Personal Stories
Help us honour William George Gladstone Fitzgerald's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William George Gladstone FITZGERALD was born near Gladstone, South Australia on 7th November, 1893
His parents were William FITZGERALD & Louise SMITH