FITZGIBBON, James
| Service Number: | 407 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 March 1915, An original of B Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Middle Park State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 407, 24th Infantry Battalion, An original of B Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 407, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 407, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Help us honour James Fitzgibbon's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Fitzgibbon was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and fought in the Boer War with Bethune’s Mounted Infantry. His father Nicholas was old soldier, having served in the Indian Mutiny and the New Zealand War of 1860-1866. The family must have moved to Australia before 1890 as Nicholas Fitzgibbon, the father, died in Melbourne during 1890 when James was about 13 years of age. James attended Middle Park State School near Albert Park in Melbourne.
James was killed in action at Pozieres on the 29 July 1916, at the age of 39 and has no known grave. His older brother 3742 Pte. John Fitzgibbon 1st M.G. Company AIF, had also fought in the Boer War with Bethune’s Mounted Infantry and was killed in action at Pozieres 3 weeks after his brother. Their mother Jessie was living in Albert Park in Melbourne at the time. She was granted a pension of 4 pounds per fortnight for the loss of her two sons.