Private Edwin Patrick Fitzgerald

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Fitzgerald, Edwin Patrick

Date of birth: 1881-01-21

Place of birth: Dayton Ohio U.S.A.

Next of kin: Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, Wife, Box 473, Norwood, New York, U.S.A.

Marital status: married

Occupation (attested): Soldier

Occupation (normalized): Other Military Ranks

Address: Norwood, New York, U.S.A.

Religion: Roman Catholic

Date of death: 1917-10-30

Cause of death: Died in war, unknown cause

Buried: Tyne Cot Cemetery, I. B. 27.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 207834

Highest Rank: Private (85th Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Private (Army). 1916-02-01 ?

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele

Commemoration location: Memorial Cross

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 462755

LAC ID: 391367

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B3117-S009

Uploader's Notes:

Husband of Mabel Fitzgerald, of 2412, Humboldt St., Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.

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Pte. Edwin Patrick Fitzgerald had significant experience as a soldier in the United States. He had previously served with the 4th, 5th, 16th, 29th, and 30th Infantry in the U.S. He enlisted in the 97th Battalion in Toronto, known as an "American Legion" C.E.F. unit attracting Americans.

Toronto Star - Dec. 6, 1917:

FATHER AND BABE ARE DEAD.

The home of Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald at 90 River street is filled with sorrow. Shortly after her husband, E. P. Fitzgerald, went overseas with the American Legion a baby was born. Seven weeks later it died. Later Mrs. Fitzgerald became ill, and now only a short time after returning from the hospital, word has come that her husband fell in action Oct. 30. Pte. Fitzgerald came from Norwood to join the Canadian army. He had previously been seventeen years in the United States forces.

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 97th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2018-03-21