Maurice Fitzgerald

Maurice Michael Fitzgerald (12 March 1917 – 1 June 1942) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby League for Balmain. He died during the Second World War. He attended Holy Cross College in Ryde from 1933 to 1935, in which time he became the captain of the school's basketball team. In 1936, Fitzgerald appeared 3 times as a loose forward for Balmain, scoring 3 points and 1 try in 3 appearances. Ultimately being assigned as an observer, Fitzgerald was attached to the Royal Air Force and embarked by ship to England in October 1941, arriving on 1 November. The aircraft crashed near Binche, killing all aboard. The crew's remains were eventually found, and all were buried at Charleroi Communal Cemetery.

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