Robert FITZGERALD

Regimental number52595
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinBrother, Jack Fitzgerald, Rangitata
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 6 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row D, Grave No 1), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M. Fitzgerald, Orari, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 39