| Regimental number | 8/1979 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Helensville |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 46 Murdoch Road, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 4.75" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Fitzpatrick, 46 Murdoch Road, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 24 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXVIII, Row F, Grave No 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Charles and Catherine Fitzpatrick, 46 Murdoch Road, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He attacked single-handed an enemy machine gun, bayoneted five of the crew, and captured the gun together with a prisoner.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit at Gallipoli, 9 August 1915. Admitted to 25th Casualty Clearing Station, Imbros, 10 September 1915 (abdominal pains); transferred to British Field Ambulance, Mudros East, 19 September 1915; to Convalescent Depot, 3 October 1915; rejoined unit, 26 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked for France, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, 26 August 1916, of being absent without leave from parades, 6.30 am, 8.30 am, 1.30 pm: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 12 October 1916, of being absent from roll calls (2) drunkenness, 9 October 1916: Awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 27 November 1916, of (1) drunkenness (2) absent from parade: forfeited 20 days' gross pay. Found guilty, 18 January 1917, of drunkenness: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 12 May 1917, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from 6.30 pm, 6 May 1917, to 1.30 pm, 8 May 1917: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 3 days' pay. On leave to United Kingdom, 21 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 3 August 1917. Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fifth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21003321 |