Born: 15 June 1889, Bradford
Died: 24 November 1915
Buried: Ridge Wood Military Cemetery
Address: Canada, previously 431 Livingstone Road, Ecccleshill
Parents: Denis & Elizabeth, nee Dunn
Spouse:
Siblings: John
Occupation: Labourer
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park and St Luke’s
Children:
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
James Fitzpatrick
James Fitzpatrick was born in
Bradford on the 15th of June 1889
the son of Denis Fitzpatrick, from
Laois in Ireland and Bradford-born
Elizabeth, nee Dunn.
In 1891 the family were living at
431 Livingstone Road, and Denis
was working as a sawyer in timber.
Two children had been born to
them, John and James.
The family lived at this address for
many years, Denis dying there in
1906. In 1911 Elizabeth was still
living there with James who was
working as an assistant barman in a
public house.
On the 25th April 1912 James
sailed on the ship Lake Champlain
from Liverpool to Quebec, Canada.
He was 23 years old and his
occupation is given as a labourer.
On the 22nd of March 1915 he
enlisted in the Canadian Overseas
Expeditionary Force as Private
59324 in the 21st Battalion of the
4th Brigade.
On his attestation paper he states
that he had previously served in the
Durham Light Infantry and that his
mother Elizabeth was living at 57
Danefield Place, Otley.
The 21st Brigade was raised in
Eastern Ontario and left Kingston
on the 5th May 1915 and sailed
from Montreal landing in England
on the 16th.
The battalion spent the summer
training in England and then
embarked for France on the 11th of
September 1915 landing in
Boulogne.
They took part in the first major
British offensive known as the
Battle of Loos 25th September to
the 15th of October and James
came through that experience only
to be shot in the head on Sunday
the 24th November 1915.
He was 26 years of age and he is
buried at Ridge Wood Military
Cemetery which was a front line
cemetery from as early as May
1915. Men from the 18th, 19th,
20th and 21st Canadian Battalions
are buried there.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
