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Jun 15, 1889
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Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England
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Mar 22, 1915
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59324 (temporary number 1349)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, mother, 57 Danefield
Place, Otley, Yorkshire, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as 4 months in the Durham Light
Infantry
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to the Depot Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue
training.
While in the West Sandling Camp, he was assigned
for duty as a Cook
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Sep 2, 1915
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Transferred from the Depot Company to “C”
Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the
battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Oct 31, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Coryza, a nasal infection, usually in the sinuses. He was discharged to duty the same day after
receiving medication
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Nov 27, 1915
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While out on a work party near La Clytte,
Private Fitzpatrick was killed by a bullet wound to the head and was buried in the
Ridgewood Military Cemetery. For official
purposes, his death is recorded as having happened the following day.
Following the war the 1914-15 Star, British War
Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his brother,
John Fitzpatrick, 109 Washington St., Girlington, Bradford, Yorkshire, England. No Memorial Cross was issued as his mother had
pre-deceased him
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| 2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of James Fitzpatrick being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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