Francis Joseph FITZPATRICK
Year of Birth: 1922
Place of Birth: Maryville, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 23 July 1943, Farley, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Corporal
Unit(s): 15 Independent Brigade Provost Platoon, Australian Army Provost Corps
Service Number: NX154624
Died: 31 March 1944
Age: 22 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row C – Grave 13
Francis (Frank) Joseph Fitzpatrick was the second child of Francis Thomas and Catherine Elizabeth (McEnearney) Fitzpatrick, born 7 October 1922. He had 2 brothers John and Frederick and a sister Patricia who died in 1928.
He was killed in a road accident on the Kuranda Range.
Corporal Joseph Fitzpatrick’s name is on the Newcastle Roll of Honour and also located at panel 93 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (FITZPATRICK Francis Joseph) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
New South Wales Births Deaths & Marriages Index
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