Photograph of Michael Fitzgerald | Leila Street | Limerick in a German prisoner of War camp
Salvador Slattery brought this photograph in to Limerick City Archives as he had missed the World War 1 roadshow held by the National Library in the Hunt Musuem. His uncle Michael Fitzgerald is pictured second from the left and was a gunner with the British Army. He is pictured with two other prisoners of war wearing a very formal prisoner of war uniform.Michael Fitzgerlad was from 2 Leila Place, Limerick City and Salvador says that although he died before Salvador was old enough to know him he survived the war and died with a burst appendix when Salvador was very young
Photograph of Michael Fitzgerald Limerick, in a German prisoner of war camp
CONTRIBUTOR
Salvador Slattery
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
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3
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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