Service Details
Name:
FITZGERALD
Given Name:
JAMES
Initials:
J
Service No:
87963V
Rank:
Captain
Other Casualties of this Rank
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
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Former Regiment:
formerly South African Irish
Date of Death:
1944-10-10
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Date of Birth:
1910-04-06
Age:
34
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during an enemy counter attack by elements of the 16th SS Division, on the Regiments positions, at the Battle of Monte Stanco
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
LG Sup 13 January 1944 pg. 274
Additional
Information:
Son of Thomas and Eleanor Frances Fitzgerald (nee Burke), of Little Saint Cross, Waydown Road, Haselmere, Surrey, England. Husband of Iris Mary Fitzgerald (nee King), of 32, Upper Park Drive, Forest Town, Johannesburg. Born in Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland. An insurance official. He had 2 children.
Commemoration
Country:
Italy
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Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
II, B, 1.

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