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FITZGERALD, Joseph Patrick
(Service number 3641)

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Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date	17 July 1917	Age	33 years 4 months
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Surveyor
Previous Military Experience	New Zealand Rifles - 5 years
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Alice FITZGERALD (mother), C/o F. W. Lawrence, Euston House, Wellington, New Zealand
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 9 inches. Weight 13 srone. Chest measurement 33-38 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair brown. Sight - left eye 6/36 then 6/12. Vaccinated (left arm). White patch on left eye. Scar on right lower jaw-bone.

Military Service

Served with	Australian Imperial Forces	Served in	Army
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Death

Date	3 May 1926	Age
Place of Death	Queensland
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Biographical Notes

Joseph Patrick FITZGERALD was born in 1881 at Timaru, the son of Michael and Alice (née MULLIN) FITZGERALD. Joseph enlisted at Mackay, Queensland, Australia. He was woring as a surveyor in Australia. His brother William Edmund FITZGERALD was also living in Australia.

Sources

Attestation Paper for Australian Imperial Force (National Archives of Australia) [26 August 2015]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [26 August 2015];

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