288765 Lieutenant George Henry Fitzgerald
288765 Lieutenant George Henry Fitzgerald was born on 13 November 1919 and son of Charles Sydney Fitzgerald and
Ellen (Née Wilding).
The 1921 census shows George was living with his parents at 71 Henry St, Burton on Trent. His father Charles
was employed as a Brewery Labourer at Treman Aunbury & Bysdon Brewery.
At some point after 1921 the family moved to Birkenhead, Cheshire and George attended Birkenhead Park School.
At the time of the 1939 Register of England and Wales George was living with his parents at 163 Vittoria Street,
Birkenhead and he was unmarried, working as a Shop Assistant: Draper.
George was commissioned in the Parachute Regiment on August 7, 1943 and shortly afterwards married
Edna Whitefoot in Birkenhead.
After his parachute course he
was assigned as Officer Commanding of 9 Platoon, C Company, 11th Parachute Battalion.
At Arnhem George was wounded
in action and was taken prisoner of war. He was sent to prisoner of war camp Oflag 9A/H at Spangenberg, Germany,
where he was allocated POW number 2150. Whilst he was being held as a prisoner of war George's wife, Edna,
received the news that her husband was being held as a prisoner of war and was slightly wounded.
George died December 11, 1970 in Birkenhead, Cheshire.
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