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FITZGERALD, William Roy

Service Numbers:	SX31280, S110341
Enlisted:	11 June 1943, Field, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Keith, South Australia, Australia , 6 September 1921
Home Town:	Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse Trainer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 1 February 1945, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 4. Row C. Grave 8. Inscription: "BILL" ONE WE LOVED & SHALL NEVER FORGET. MOTHER, SISTERS & BROTHERS
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 31/51 Australian Infantry Battalion (AIF) Roll of Honour, Cairns - 31/51 Australian Infantry Battalion, Murray Bridge Pictorial Honour Roll KIA WW2 & Vietnam, Murray Bridge War Memorial WW2

World War 2 Service

11 Jun 1943:	Involvement Private, SX31280
11 Jun 1943:	Involvement Private, S110341
11 Jun 1943:	Enlisted Field, SA
11 Jun 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX31280, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
1 Feb 1945:	Involvement Private, SX31280, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Bougainville
Date unknown:	Involvement

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