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Sergeant Edward Harold Fitzgerald

Commemorated at
Memorial Name
Cowra First World War Memorial Grove
Given name
Edward
Family name
Fitzgerald
Gender
Male
Service number
29
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Campaign
Gallipoli 1915
Sinai - Palestine 1916 - 1918
Fate
Died of wounds (DOW)
Fate date
27 August 1916
Additional information
Last held rank
Sergeant
Unit at embarkation
13th Battalion - A Company
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Veteran Notes/Bio

Enlisted 18/9/1914 at Sydney. Served in hte Voluntary Cadets. Son of Edward W & Jessie Adell Fitzgerald. Died of wounds (sever spinal compound fracture developed into spinal meningitis), France, admitted to hospital 17/8/16, aged 22-23 years. Buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Cousin Sergt L M Fitzgerald died 4 days prior. Served on the Western Front.

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