Private

John Fitzgerald

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Michael David and Norah Fitzgerald, of 30, Murphy St., Wellingon, New Zealand. Also served in Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/1546
Name:
John Fitzgerald
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
08 August 1890
Place of Birth: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Nora Fitzgerald (mother), 30 Murphy Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
30 Murphy Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion, 11 (Taranaki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
02 October 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. B. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
France
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