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FITZGERALD, Maurice Vessey
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX62880, Q19150 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1941, Annerley, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 May 1920 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic/Plumber |
| Died: | Natural causes (diabetes), Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 29 October 2009, aged 89 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, QX62880, Annerley, Queensland | |
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| 19 Jun 1941: | Involvement Q19150, also QX62880 | |
| 18 Dec 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX62880, 15 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 12 Oct 1945: | Discharged Sapper, QX62880, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX62880, 15 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Brother of Henry (Harry) Matthew Fitzgerald QX43562. Harry married Mary Hanush, the daughter of Frank & Mary Hanush the owners of what was to become the most well known softdrink manufacturer in far north Qld. Harry and Mary took over the buisness when Mary's parents retired. Maurie worked for the business as the master flavour mixer.
He worked as a Mechanic, Plumber, and Flavour Mixer at Hanush's Cordials owned by his brother Harry
Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey
He was also brother of Eric Vincent Fitzgerald QX61418 (Q272338).