FITZGERALD, Alfred
Service Number: | 2653 |
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Enlisted: | 29 May 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Newcastle on Tyne, England, 1873 |
Home Town: | Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 10 June 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
29 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2653, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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7 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2653, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
7 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2653, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
10 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2653, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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"..2653 Private Alfred Fitzgerald, 52nd Battalion, of Brisbane Qld; formerly of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. A labourer prior to enlistment, Pte Fitzgerald embarked on board HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 7 October 1916. He served on the Western Front. On 10 June 1917, aged 45, Pte Fitzgerald, was killed in action at Messines, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)