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FITZPATRICK, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 672 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 3 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Woomelang, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Willunga, South Australia, 14 June 1944, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery, Willunga, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 672, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 24 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 672, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Trooper, 8th Light Horse, Gallipoli, Scout Middle East Campaign | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 672, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 672, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 672, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd MD - medically unfit - Malaria |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Cates
Charles Wentworth Parnell Fitzpatrick enlisted at Woomelang, Victoria aged 24yrs old. While serving in the Middle East campaign he suffered several successive bouts of malaria. He returned from duty on 07 August 1919.
He married Elizabeth Dunn in 1923 and they had four children; James, Terence, Michael and Mary.
Charles died aged 55, while Elizabeth lived until 1953. Charles his wife and parents are all buried in Willunga's St Joseph's Catholc Cemetery.
Excerpts from the book "A Picture of Fortitude". With permission by Willunga Recreational Park.
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