John FITZGERALD

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Service Number:	2635
Enlisted:	1 February 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leopold, Victoria, Australia, 1879
Home Town:	East Geelong, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria
Occupation:	Contractor

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1 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 29th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
14 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 2635, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 2635, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
8 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 29th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 29th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
20 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 29th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Multiple GSW to check, left ankle and right thigh, sustained near Ypres while out of the line (aircraft attack). Evacuated to England.
22 Jun 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2635, 29th Infantry Battalion, RTA 12 March 1918 and discharged as medically unfit (right thigh, left ankle).

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