Ancestor Details

Name of Ancestor: Patrick Michael Fitzhenry

Ancestor's date of birth: 15/02/1880

Ancestor's date of death: 01/09/1935

Cause of Death: Bronchial Pneumonia

Service and Life Before the Boer War: He was born in Casino NSW and was a carpenter by trade

Service Number: 1946

Colony or State of enlistment: Not Australia Place of Enlistment: Sydney

Unit: 'D' Squadron, 3^rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles

Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: 07/02/1901

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service.

Murray Page: 131

Contingent: Fifth New South Wales

Ship: SS British Princess, Date of Sailing: 21/03/1901

Memorial details: buried RC section Waverley Cemetery

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 clasps.

Personal Characteristics: A gentleman, kindly. His discharge Certificate was marked as exemplary conduct. A very good horseman and had worked as a drover

Reasons to go and fight: Patriotism and adventure.

Details of service in war: He enlisted 7 February 1901, Service: April 1901 - April 1902 in Free State and East Transvaal under Rimington including Boer breakthrough at Langverwacht (24 February 1902).

Service and life after the Boer War: After the war he was a Tram Guard on Sydney Trams. He married in 1920 but had no children

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Chris Bentley, St Huberts Island NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Nephew

Name of Descendant: Chris Bentley, Grafton NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Nephew

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