James Hardy Fazio

(Confirmed)

Born: 1 January, 1898

Died: 7 May, 1918

Biographical Summary:

Son of Vincent and Lillian Jane Fazio, of Tuncurry, New South Wales.

Brother, Victor Fazio, Petty Officer R.A.N., was awarded a DSM in WW2 when serving in HMAS Kalgoorlie, a corvette. Source: George Franki.

Tpr Fazio of 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment, of Mosman, NSW. Tpr Fazio enlisted on 28 May 1917 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 2 November 1917. He was killed in action on 7 May 1918 in Palestine aged 19 years.

Short service history in citiation to photograph of "Graves with original markers … " Australian War Memorial (see Main Sources below).

Recorded Names:

• James Hardy Fazio
• Fazio, James Hardy

Service Number: 3479

Ranks:

• Held rank of Trooper
• Held rank of Private

Birth Records:

• Born in Tuncurry, NSW, Australia

Death Records:

• Died on service
• 7 May, 1918
• 7 May, 1918 in Palestine
• 7 May, 1918 in Jericho

Life Events:

• Enlisted at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Commonwealth

Address:

• Lipari Reginald Street Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - Fazio Vincent
• father - Vincenzo Vincent Fazio
• mother - Lillian Jane Hardy

Organisations:

• Member of - 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment
• Member of - 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment
• Member of - 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Main Sources:

• Fazio James Hardy SERN 3479 POB Tuncurry NSW POE Sydney NSW NOK F Fazio Vincent (Item)
• Discovering Anzacs James Hardy Fazio (Webpage)
• Find War Dead ndash Fazio James Hardy (Webpage)
• Roll of Honour James Hardy Fazio (Webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Roll James Hardy Fazio (Webpage)
• Graves with original markers in Egypt including 1255 Trooper Tpr Reginald Edward Maywood 3479 Tpr James Hardy Fazio and 1227 Tpr Alfred Charles Jack Kirk (Webpage)
• ROLL OF HONOUR (Newspaper Article)
• Another Rugby Hero (Newspaper Article)
• IN MEMORIAM (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• FAZIO J. H. on the West Face of the
• FAZIO J. on the Mosman Football Club Rugby Union Roll of Honour