FITZPATRICK, Alick
| Service Number: | 2314 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Belfast, Ireland, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | 633 Hunter Street, Newcastle West, New South Wales, 22 August 1934, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW GENERAL-33. 53. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2314, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2314, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2314, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 5 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2314, 13th Infantry Battalion, SW both buttocks | |
| 17 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2314, 13th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW left arm | |
| 23 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2314, 13th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
Private Alick Fitzpatrick
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle
A Forgotten Digger of The Great War and Sandgate Cemetery.
85 years ago today, on the Friday afternoon of the 24th August 1934, Private Alick Fitzpatrick, 13th Battalion (enlisted into 35th Battalion), miner from 633 Hunter Street, Newcastle West, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 57. GENERAL-33. 53.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135117537
Born at Antrim, Belfast, Northern Ireland about 1877, parents unknown, Alick enlisted May 1916 with the 35th Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 7.8.1917 (SW both buttocks), 8.8.1918 (GSW left forearm, invalided to U.K.), Alick returned home September 1919.
I have not located Mr Fitzpatrick’s name inscribed on any known War Memorial or Roll of Honour (other than the Australian War Memorial).
There is no headstone for Alick to tell us he served King and Country, a pauper’s grave, forgotten, as are many of his mates resting nearby, so I have placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=411116#grave-photo-1
Lest We Forget.
Submitted 24 August 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served and suffered during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
86 years ago today, on the Friday afternoon of the 24th August 1934, Private Alick Fitzpatrick, 13th Battalion, miner from 633 Hunter Street, Newcastle West, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 57. GENERAL-33. 53.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135117537 - funeral notice states service.
Born at Antrim, Belfast, Northern Ireland about 1877, parents unknown, Alick enlisted May 1916 with the 35th Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 7.8.1917 (SW both buttocks), 8.8.1918 (GSW left forearm, invalided to U.K.), admitted to hospital 11.2.1918 with trench fever, Alick returned home September 1919, discharged date unknown.
I have not located Mr Fitzpatrick’s name inscribed on any known War Memorial or Roll of Honour.
There is no headstone for Alick to tell us he served God, King and Country, forgotten, as are many of his Digger mates resting nearby, so January 2017 I placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=28485#grave-photo-1
An application for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip submitted December 2019, and was accepted July 2020.
Official commemoration has yet to be completed, and I will post photos of Mr Fitzpatrick’s new gravesite when his honour and dignity has been restored.
Lest We Forget.
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