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UNBELIEVABLE: Funeral for ex minister s son after training death | History Defined

Anthony Albanese was among the mourners offering condolences to his former Labor colleague. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Saying farewell to his treasured only son - a larrikin remembered for his wit and calm mind under pressure - has been defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon's hardest speech.

The long-time retired Labor MP led his family's recorded eulogies on Monday as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined hundreds of mourners to farewell Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon at an overflowing church in the NSW Hunter region.

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