FITZPATRICK, James Aloysius Patrick
| Service Number: | 3050 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia , 1894 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tramway Workshop Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 25 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3050, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3050, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 25 Feb 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 3050, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3050 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-02-25 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
James FITZPATRICK, (Service Number 3050) born in Randwick in 1894, joined the Tramways as a shop boy at the Randwick workshops in 1912. Six months later he resigned but was re-employed three months after that. In September 1915 he was released from duty to enlist in the AIF at Warwick farm (as ‘James Aloysius Patrick Fitzpatrick’), giving his ‘trade or calling’ as ‘clerk’.
On 21 February 1917 was wounded in action in France, and died of his wounds at a casualty clearing station on 25 February.
He was buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, 2½ miles SSW of Albert.
Submitted 4 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
James FITZPATRICK (Service Number 3050) was born in Randwick in 1894.He joined the Tramways as a shop boy at the Randwick workshops in 1912. Six months later he resigned but was re-employed three months after that. In September 1915 he was released from duty to enlist in the AIF at Warwick farm (as ‘James Aloysius Patrick Fitzpatrick’). He gave his ‘trade or calling’ as ‘clerk’.
He embarked from Sydney in October 1915. He was sent first to Egypt. He suffered mumps and was put on light duties while recovering. He later had a few days in hospital with Influenza. He was sent to France in June 1916, landing at Marseilles. In August he was promoted to Corporal. On 21st February 1917 he was wounded in action. He died of his wounds at a casualty clearing station on 25th February 1917.
He was buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, 2½ miles SSW of Albert.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board