Sir George FitzGerald, 23rd Knight of Kerry.

About Sir George FitzGerald, 23rd Knight of Kerry

Major Sir George Peter Maurice FitzGerald, 5th Baronet, 23rd Knight of Kerry was a hereditary knight and British soldier. He was the son of Sir Arthur Henry Brinsley FitzGerald and Mary Eleanor Forester. He was educated at Harrow School and at Sandhurst. He fought in the Palestine Campaign in 1939, where he was mentioned in despatches. He fought in the Second World War and was decorated with the award of Military Cross (MC) in 1944. He retired from the military in 1948, with the rank of major, late of the Irish Guards.