Sergeant

William Michael Fitzgerald

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George Garret and Margarate Hamilton Fitzgerald, of Tokomaru Bay, East Coast. Born at Rangiora, Canterbury. Served at Gallipoli and Palestine.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
11/251
Name:
William Michael Fitzgerald
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
05 September 1891
Place of Birth:
Rangiora, Christchurch, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr G G Fitzgerald (father), Freezing Works, Tokomaru Bay
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Date of Enlistment:
12 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Brancepeth (Station), Masterton
Place of Enlistment: 
Dannevirke, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Stationhand
Employer:
H Beetham, Masterton
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles, 9 (Wellington East Coast) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
26 January 1921
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1
Date of Discharge: 
11 April 1919

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William Michael Fitzgerald
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