Search results Next record Previous record Māori John Fitzgerald Born 15 December 1890 - Died 2 October 1916 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 11/1546 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 11th (Taranaki) Company AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Private John Fitzgerald, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 1 / F816 50. Image is subject … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn AWMM SurnameFitzgerald AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 11/1546 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth15 December 1890 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 30 Murphy Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Nora Fitzgerald (mother), 30 Murphy Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 11/1546 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Medal (MM) AWMM London Gazette, 9 December 1916, p12058, Rec No 233: AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Driver/Military AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 14 Aug 1915-19 September 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 28 AWMM Vessel was Tofua AWMM Trooper AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM 6th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 11th (Taranaki) Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › John Fitzgerald was the son of Michael David and Norah Fitzgerald, of 30 Murphy St., Wellingon, New Zealand. Also served in Gallipoli.Alexander Turnbull Library MS Papers 2629; Letters 1915-16. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death2 October 1916 AWMM Age 27 AWMM Somme, Northern France AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryWarlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France AWMM V. B. 23. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Fitzgerald by laying a poppy. James William Fitzgerald James William Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald John Daniel Fitzgerald John David Fitzgerald Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Fitzgerald Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Surcingle : official organ of the Silent Sixth Rfcts, New Zealand Expdy Force Library / Pictorial › publication [At sea] D526.2 SUR Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21003264 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/241216/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/241216 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 232 AWMM Boyack, N. (1989). Behind the lines : the lives of New Zealand soldiers in the First World War. Wellington, N.Z.: Allen & Unwin/Port Nicholson Press. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record