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Pte. Augustine Fitzgerald
British Army 1st Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Kingston Upon Hull
(d.1st June 1917)
Aggy Fitzgerald was still a kid when, in 1913, he had been arrested for stealing toy guns from a crate at Hull Docks.
He joined up in 1914 and instantly regretted it, his service record is one long list of AWOLs and drunk and disorderly. In 1916 he had an accident while cleaning his rifle, and he shot himself in the foot for which he received 3 months field punishment No.1.
He was killed by shellfire while bringing up water to the front for another regiment. A sad tale of a boy who thought he wanted to go to war, and when he did found it wasn't for him, but it was too late.