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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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