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FITZGERALD, Henry Matthew
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX43562, Q133161 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1940, Babinda, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 39 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 24 August 1918 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barber |
| Died: | Natural causes , Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 24 February 2014, aged 95 years |
| Cemetery: |
Forest View Cemetery, Cairns, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX43562, Babinda, Queensland | |
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| 23 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX43562, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 24 Jan 1940: | Involvement Q133161, also QX43562 - died 20214 (RSL news 2/2014) | |
| 24 Jan 1940: | Involvement Private, QX43562, also Q133161 - died 2014 (RSL News 2/2014) | |
| 16 Nov 1945: | Discharged Lance Corporal, QX43562, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 16 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX43562, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Brother of Maurice Vessey Fitzgerald QX62880.
Harry married Mary Hanush on 16 Feb 1947 at Babinda Qld. Mary was the daughter of Frank & Mary Hanush the owners of Hanush's Cordials which began in Babinda and would become the most well known softdrink manufacturer in far north Qld. Harry and Mary took over the buisness (then in Draper St, Cairns) when Mary's parents retired, selling the business to Coca-cola when they in turn retired.
Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey
He was also brother of Eric Vincent Fitzgerald QX61418 (Q272338).
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