6/1842 Private Patrick Gregory Fitzgerald, (14/2/1895-7/8/1915). "small losses"

 The general position of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps on the afternoon of August 7th was as follows: —

At Anzac proper, the Australian Division had, on the afternoon of the 6th, after severe fighting, captured the Turkish trenches known as Lone Pine, but could advance no further.

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The attacks against German Officer's trenches, Dead Man's Ridge, and the Nek and Baby 700 trenches, during the night or the 6th/7th, had failed to make good any ground, though they had undoubtedly pinned to the positions at Anzac large enemy forces which would otherwise have been used against our troops attacking Sari Bair.

The Indian Brigade of the left assaulting column had reached the open slope known as "the Farm," east of Chunuk Bair, and north of the Apex, and had also occupied positions on the spurs north-east of the Farm; while the 4th Australian Brigade, of the same force, was holding the line of the Asma Dere, on a front of about one thousand yards, with its right flank on a point due north of Chunuk Bair. The left of this brigade was in touch with the left covering force, entrenched on and around Damakjelik Bair. The right covering force held Big Table Top, Old No. a Post, and Bauchop's Hill with two regiments of the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade as garrison; and the remainder of this force was in readiness to move as required.

At Cape Helles, there had been fierce fighting on August 6th and 7th, with scanty gain of ground and heavy casualties; but here again large Turkish forces were engaged, which otherwise would have become available further north. The landing at Suvla Bay had been effected on the morning of the 7th with small losses; but the lack of enterprise shown by the landing force had defeated the expectations that the attack there would lighten the task of the columns assaulting Sari Bair. -Official History of the Canterbury Regiment.

PRIVATE P. G. FITZGERALD. 

Private Patrick Gregory Fitzgerald (Canterbury Battalion, killed) was a son of Mrs Fitzgerald, Wellington street, Timaru. He was 20 years of age. and was educated at the Marist Brothers' School, Timaru. He was for some time in the office of Messrs Raymond, Raymond, and Campbell, solicitors, but preferring outdoor work, he left and took up woodwork with Mr R Hunt, and afterwards with Messrs Hall Brothers. He was a member of the Celtic Football and Cricket Clubs, and he also gained medals for swimming. Mrs Fitzgerald has two other sons with the Fourth Reinforcements. One was wounded on August 7th, and the other is with the transport waggons.  -Press, 30/8/1915.