| 词条 | Andrew Fitzgibbon |
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|name= Andrew Fitzgibbon |birth_date=13 May 1845 |death_date=7 March 1883 (aged 37) |birth_place= Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India |death_place= Delhi, India |placeofburial= Old Military Cemetery, Delhi, India |image= Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png |caption= Victoria Cross Medal |nickname= |allegiance= British India |serviceyears= |rank= Apothecary |branch= British Indian Army |commands= |unit= Indian Medical Establishment |battles=Second Opium War
|awards= Victoria Cross |laterwork= }}Andrew Fitzgibbon VC (13 May 1845 – 7 March 1883) was an Irish soldier, and possibly the youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross.[1] DetailsFitzgibbon was born in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India. He was fifteen years old, and a Hospital Apprentice in the Indian Medical Establishment, Indian Army, attached to the 67th Regiment (later The Royal Hampshire Regiment) during the Third China War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 21 August 1860 at the capture of the Northern of the Taku Forts, China, Hospital Apprentice Fitzgibbon accompanied a wing of the 67th Regiment when it took up a position within 500 yards of the fort. He then proceeded, under heavy fire, to attend a dhoolie-bearer, whose wound he had been directed to bind up, and while the regiment was advancing under the enemy's fire, he ran across the open ground to attend to another wounded man. In doing so he was himself severely wounded.[2] Further informationAcknowledged to be youngest recipient of the VC (aged 15 years, 3 months), with Thomas Flinn.[3] Jack Cornwell was 16 years old when he was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross after the Battle of Jutland. Fitzgibbon later achieved the rank of Apothecary. He died in Delhi, India on 7 March 1883. He is believed to have been buried with his Victoria Cross.[4] Footnotes1. ^At 15 years and 3 months, he was the same age as Thomas Flinn, but Flinn's exact date of birth is not known. 2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=22538|page=3363|date=13 August 1861}} 3. ^{{cite web |title = The Victoria Cross |accessdate = 5 April 2013 |work = archive.iwm.org.uk |url = http://archive.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.941 |author = Imperial War Museum |archive-url = https://archive.is/20130505154211/http://archive.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.941 |archive-date = 5 May 2013 |dead-url = yes |df = dmy-all}} 4. ^{{cite web|last=Stewart|first=Iain|title=Victoria Crosses Reported as Destroyed|url=http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/aastolen.htm|publisher=Victoria Cross|accessdate=12 September 2011}} References
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