In Memory Of

FITZGERALD, JAMES

Service Details
Age:
 34
Date of Birth:
 1910-04-06
Service No:
 87963V
Rank:
 Captain
Regiment:
 Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Former Regiment:
 formerly South African Irish
Date of Death:
 1944-10-10
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
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 II, B, 1.
Cemetery:
 CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
 Italy
Additional Information
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 13 January 1944 pg. 274
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.