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FITZGERALD, Jack Thomson
(Service number 47542)

Aliases	Jack THOMPSON. John Thompson FITZGERALD
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	22 July 1874	Place of Birth	London, England

Enlistment Information

Date	1 February 1917	Age	43 yrs 6 mths
Address at Enlistment	Railway Hotel, Timaru
Occupation	Labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	C. MORETON (friend), Enfield, Oamaru
Religion	Salvation Army
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 4 inches. Weight 153 lbs. Chest measurement 36-39 inches. Complexion dark. Eyes grey. Hair grey. Sight - right eye 6/6. left eye 6/9. Hearing andcolour vision both normal. Limbs and chest well formed. Heart and lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated (left arm). Good bodily and menatal health. Some slight defects (not specified). No fits. Fit Class A.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Other Units Served With	C Company, 26th Reinforcements
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Discharge

Date	7 March 1917	Reason	Over age

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Biographical Notes

Jack Thomson FITZGERALD. Jack was the son of Richard (born in Scotland) and Jean (born in Ireland) FITZGERALD, both of whom were deceased by 1917. Jack (John Thompson Fitzgerald) was drawn in the second Military Service Ballot for the South Canterbury district in December 1916. On enlistment on 1 February 1917 at Timaru, he stated that he had been living in New Zealand for 22 years. A Medical Board was a ssembled at Trentham on 6 May 1917. In the Proceedins the Board wrote "This man states he was born in 1869 - is consequently 48 years old & over age." Consequent disabilities - "Unable to train(?)." How long is disability likely to be continued? - "Permanent." The Board recommended Discharge, stating "This man looks quite 48 years of age though as he was born in London he cannot produce evidence of same." Elsewhere Jack says that he was born in 1874. Yet at his medical examination he had been assessed as Fit Class A. On discharge he was noted as being of good character.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5537 0040332) [19 September 2014]; Timaru Herald, 15 December 1916 (Papers Past) [15 September 2014]

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