Edward William FITZGERALD

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FITZGERALD, Edward William

Service Number:	1104
Enlisted:	8 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Evandale, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dentist
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 32
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

8 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
27 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1104, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
27 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1104, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1104, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, ANZAC / Gallipoli
Date unknown:	Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed

Enlisting under alias of Edward Edwards at Morphettville, South Australia on 8 September 1914 he was allocated to the 10th Battalion 1st Reinforcments. Embarked on HMAT Themistocles (A32) at Melbourne on 27 December 1914. Disembarked Egypt. Proceeded through training.

Found guilty by Court Martial (Field General) at Lemnos on 6 April 1915 for being drunk whilst on the Line of March. Consequently he was reduced to the rank of private.

Prior to the landing at Gallipoli on the 25 April 1915 it was also found that he was supernumerary to establishment (the 10th Battalion already had enough men for the landing) and thus was left on the Boat when Battalion landed at Gallipoli.

There are no further records of this man and in 1917 it was concluded after a Court of Enquiry that he was killed in action on or shortly after 25 April 1915.

The obvious solution to this is that some time during the landing he was able to get on a boat that took him to shore and subsequently he was Killed in Action. All theories will remain unconfirmed however, as no positively identified body was recovered. He remains; Missing in Action.

1914/15 Star: 4444

British War Medal: 5862

Victory Medal: 5840

Memorial Plaque and Scroll: 330526

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