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William Fitzgerald

In memory of:

Company Sergeant Major William Fitzgerald

April 26, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

132031

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

42nd Bn.

Citation(s):

Distinguished Conduct Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Additional Information

Born:

June 30, 1892
London, England

Enlistment:

August 3, 1915
Montreal, Quebec

Spouse of Mrs. W. Fitzgerald of Montreal, Québec.

Commemorated on Page 237 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VI. G. 13.

Location:

Mont St Eloi is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 8 kilometres north-west of Arras. The village stands on high ground overlooking the battlefields of Vimy and Souchez and the main Bethune-Arras road, and the ruined towers that rise from it were used as an observation post during the French attacks at Neuville-St Vaast and Givenchy in May 1915. Ecoivres is a hamlet lying at the foot of the hill, to the south-west and about 1.5 kilometres from Mont St Eloi on the Arras-St Pol line. The ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY is on the D49 road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Honour roll – Eugene Bourgoin's War memorial tablet bas relief, "Our members and everyone who lost their lives in the Great War", photo from in the McCord Museum

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    Memorial – Honour roll – Eugene Bourgoin's War memorial tablet bas relief, "Our members and everyone who lost their lives in the Great War", photo from in the McCord Museum
  • Photo of William Fitzgerald– Photo taken from "A Short History and Photographic Record of the 73rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Royal Highlanders of Canada" Page 30. 'C' Company. No. 10 Platoon.

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    Photo of William Fitzgerald – Photo taken from "A Short History and Photographic Record of the 73rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Royal Highlanders of Canada" Page 30. 'C' Company. No. 10 Platoon.
  • Attestation Paper (page 1)– Attestation Paper Source Library and Archives Canada Soldiers of the First World War.

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    Attestation Paper (page 1) – Attestation Paper Source Library and Archives Canada Soldiers of the First World War.
  • Attestation Paper (page 2)– Attestation Paper Source Library and Archives Canada Soldiers of the First World War.

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    Attestation Paper (page 2) – Attestation Paper Source Library and Archives Canada Soldiers of the First World War.
  • Wartime diary– CSM William Fitzgerald, DCM was killed in France while serving with the 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Here is an excerpt from the War Diary of the 42nd Battalion for the period in which CSM Fitzgerald was killed. All of the 42nd's fatal casualties during this period were apparently caused by enemy shell fire.

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    Wartime diary
    Wartime diary – CSM William Fitzgerald, DCM was killed in France while serving with the 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Here is an excerpt from the War Diary of the 42nd Battalion for the period in which CSM Fitzgerald was killed. All of the 42nd's fatal casualties during this period were apparently caused by enemy shell fire.
  • Newspaper clipping– Notice of the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) to Company Sergeant-Major William Fitzgerald of the 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada). This notice appeared on August 14, 1917, in the Fourth Supplement (No. 30234) to the London Gazette, at page 8414.

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    Newspaper clipping – Notice of the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) to Company Sergeant-Major William Fitzgerald of the 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada). This notice appeared on August 14, 1917, in the Fourth Supplement (No. 30234) to the London Gazette, at page 8414.
  • Photo of WILLIAM FITZGERALD– Courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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    Photo of WILLIAM FITZGERALD
    Photo of WILLIAM FITZGERALD – Courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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