Letter from Fr John Fitzgibbon to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, January 1918 Letters 1916-1923 John Fitzgibbon

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Letter from John Fitzgibbon (1882-1918) to the Father Provincial Thomas V Nolan (1867-1941) regarding Fitzgibbon's financial issues, his health, and the experience of going through an offensive.Fr John 'Jack' Fitzgibbon SJ was ordained a priest on 31st July 1915. His father, John Fitzgibbon, was a successful draper and Member of Parliament from 1910-1918. Fr Fitzgibbon served in the 6th Division of the British Army, having enlisted shortly after the death of his brother at Gallipoli. He was promoted to senior chaplain in 1917, and in the same year he was gassed at Loos on 5th September and awarded the military cross. Fr Fitzgibbon was killed in action by a shell on the 18th September 1918, and is buried at Trefcon, St. Quentin, Picardie.Father Nolan was the Provincial of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus (1912-1922) and was a member of the Distribution Committee which looked after the welfare and distribution of the the Belgian refugees who arrived in Ireland as a consequence of the First World War.

 Irish Jesuit Archives IJA/CHPI/21/17, IJA/CHPI/21/17 https://letters1916.ie/item/1193 English John Fitzgibbon 1918-01 France Thomas V Nolan Dublin, Ireland Male World War I (1914-1918) Faith

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 Jan (1918) Dear Fr Provincial — P.C. I am enclosing cheque for £30 as I think I have at least that much to my credit. This past six months has been exceptionally expensive in the way of donations of all kinds e.g. for Xmas & several officers & men in our unit got married to which the officers subscribed rather lavishly apart from the fact that I lost the most valuable part of my kit in the & col withdrawal before Cambrai & I shall get more of it back except whatever is on Army list, so I have had to purchase all kinds of things out here and at exorbitant prices. Being at the advanced aid post at the time I shall find it hard to prove that my belongins were not left behind through carelessness,so I may be at a loss for all. Then even what I had with myself at the aid post I had not time to collect so they are also gone. However I have to thank God that I am alive for such a time I have never had since I came out here. Twice was I practically in the hands of the Germans in fact on one occasion we were certain that we were prisoners but we were fortunately released by a counter attack. At present we are having nothing but mud to tread on and yesterday I had to be pulled out of it, as my knee rubber boots got stuck & I had to leave them behind & rescue them later. My health is just fair at present & since that attack, but we hope to get a little rest soon & I feel I shall quickly recover. With best wishes dear Father Provincial & hoping you are ever so well. I remain Your obedient child in xt J. Fitzgibbon s.j. P.S. Would you mind telling Father Farley I said 18 Masses for him in December. Dublin, Ireland Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, End of December 1917Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, End of February 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 3 April 1918Letter from Fr Francis M. 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