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FITZGERALD, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S24669 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1941, Port Pirie, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Port Pirie, SA, 2 May 1921 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Anthony's School Solomontown |
| Occupation: | Oxy and Electric Welder |
| Died: | 11 July 2001, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia War Section |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 May 1941: | Involvement Private, S24669 | |
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| 8 May 1941: | Enlisted Port Pirie, SA | |
| 8 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S24669, 43 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 6 Aug 1943: | Discharged | |
| 6 Aug 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S24669, 43 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Edward FITZGERALD of 4 Pirie Street, Port Pirie South, SA. Educated at St Anthony's School at Solomontown he was fond of sport and played cricket, tennis, football and was a good swimmer. In civilian life he was a crane driver at Whyalla and enlisted in Australia. He was in Darwin during the first raid, and his Battalion has the credit of shooting down the first Japanese plane.
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