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He lost his left eye in the war.
1892 Oct 9. Born Dundalk, Louth
1901 census at 11 Kilcorrey, Galway
1911 census at 8 Belgrave Place, Cork
1912 Jul 3. 3rd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), Gerald Vincent FitzGerald, late Cadet, Cork Grammar School Contingent, Officers Training Corps, to be Second Lieutenant (on probation).
1913 Feb 7. 3rd battalion Leinster Regt. The following 2nd Lt on probation confirmed in their rank. 2nd Lt Gerald V Fitzgerald
1914 Oct 1. Landed in France
1915 Jan 2. 3rd battalion Leinster Regt. 2nd Lt to be Lt, Gerald V Fitzgerald
1915 May 8. Promoted Capt.
1915 Nov 22. Seconded for duty with Machine Gun Corps. Capt Gerald V Fitzgerald, 3rd Battalion, Leinster Regt
1919 Dec 19. Demobbed in Dublin. Living at Wrone Terrace, Blackrock, Dublin
1920 Nov 21 Joined ADRIC with service no 1093. Posted to Depot Coy
1921 Feb 23 "Struck off strength" the roll does not give a reason. He would appear to be the Fitzgerald in this court martial. The other three courtmartialed were also with Depot
1921 Apr 15 to 18 Jun Recalled to MGC during The Emergency
1922 Mar 17. 3rd Leinster R. — Capt. -(temp. Maj.) G. V. FitzGerald relinquishes his commn., and is granted the rank of Maj
1923 Aug 9. Sails for Canada
1924 Oct 22. Arrives back in UK from Canada, intending to live in England
1929 Aug 14. Applies to Gresham Fire Insurance Co for a job s a Superintendant
1938 Jul 11. Applies to join Old Contemptibles
1939 Register. Living at Royal Hotel Market Street , Falmouth . He is a single, retired army Major. He was also fined 5/- that year for illegally selling icecreams!
1940 Jan 16. Applies for a job in the Post Office in Falmouth
1940 Sep 7. R.U. Rif. Maj. Gerald Vincent FITZGERALD (116384) to be Lt.
1940 Nov 27. R.U. Rif. Lt. G. V. Fitzgerald (116384) is dismissed the Service by sentence of a General Court Martial.
1941 Feb 9 Died Belfast
WO 339/8817