Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Francis Joseph Fitzgerald
In memory of:
Inspector Francis Joseph Fitzgerald
February 14, 1911
Fort McPherson, Yukon Territories
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
2218
Dawson Patrol Tradegy, 1911
Additional Information
November 19, 1888
Inspector Fitzgerald served with the militia in Halifax until the age of 19 years and then enlisted as a Constable in the NWMP. He was a seasoned outdoorsman. He was promoted to Corporal in 1899, to Sergeant upon his return from the Boer War in 1902, and to Inspector on December 1, 1909. Inspector Fitzgerald was the last to die from starvation, exposure and exhaustion while on the MacPherson Dawson patrol. He was not married and had a daughter Annie.
Commemorated on Page 35 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Honour Roll Book.
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