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	==Details==		==Details==
	Fitzgibbon 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 (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot\|67th Regiment]] (later The Royal Hampshire Regiment) during the [[Second Opium War\|Third China War]] when the ~~following~~ deed ~~took place~~ for which he was awarded the VC.		Fitzgibbon 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 (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot\|67th Regiment]] (later The Royal Hampshire Regiment) during the [[Second Opium War\|Third China War]] when the deed for which he was awarded the VC took place.

	On 21 August 1860 at the [[Battle of Taku Forts (1860)\|capture]] of the Northern of the [[Taku Forts]], [[China]], 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 [[Litter (vehicle)#India\|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.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22538\|page=3363\|date=13 August 1861}}</ref>		On 21 August 1860 at the [[Battle of Taku Forts (1860)\|capture]] of the Northern of the [[Taku Forts]], [[China]], Fitzgibbon accompanied a wing of the 67th Regiment when it took up a position within 500 yards of the fort. He proceeded, under heavy fire, to attend a [[Litter (vehicle)#India\|dhoolie-bearer]] whose wound he had been directed to bind up. Then, 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.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22538\|page=3363\|date=13 August 1861}}</ref>

	==Further information==		==Further information==
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	\|author = Imperial War Museum		\|author = Imperial War Museum
	\|author-link = Imperial War Museum		\|author-link = Imperial War Museum
	\|archive-url = https://archive.is/20130505154211/http://archive.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.941		\|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130505154211/http://archive.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.941
	\|archive-date = 5 May 2013		\|archive-date = 5 May 2013
	\|url-status = dead		\|url-status = dead
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	}}</ref> [[Jack Cornwell]] was 16 years old when he was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross after the [[Battle of Jutland]].		}}</ref> [[Jack Cornwell]] was 16 years old when he was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross after the [[Battle of Jutland]].

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	==References==		==References==
	*[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]] (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)		*''[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]]'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
	*[[Monuments to Courage]] (David Harvey, 1999)		*''[[Monuments to Courage]]'' (David Harvey, 1999)
	*[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]] (This England, 1997)		*''[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]]'' (This England, 1997)

	==External links==		==External links==
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	[[Category:British military personnel of the Second Opium War]]		[[Category:British military personnel of the Second Opium War]]
			[[Category:Child soldiers]]
			[[Category:Military personnel of British India]]

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{{For|the Irish researcher in computer vision|Andrew Fitzgibbon (engineer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox military person
|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= [[File:British Raj Red Ensign.svg|20px]] [[British Indian Army]]
|commands=
|unit= [[Indian Army Medical Corps|Indian Medical Establishment]]
|battles=[[Second Opium War]]
*[[Battle of Taku Forts (1859)|Battle of Taku Forts]]
|awards= [[Victoria Cross]]
|laterwork=
}}
'''Andrew Fitzgibbon''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (13 May 1845 – 7 March 1883) was a British soldier, and possibly the youngest recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]].<ref>At 15 years and 3 months, he was the same age as [[Thomas Flinn]], but Flinn's exact date of birth is not known.</ref>

==Details==
Fitzgibbon 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 (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot|67th Regiment]] (later The Royal Hampshire Regiment) during the [[Second Opium War|Third China War]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 21 August 1860 at the [[Battle of Taku Forts (1860)|capture]] of the Northern of the [[Taku Forts]], [[China]], 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 [[Litter (vehicle)#India|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.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22538|page=3363|date=13 August 1861}}</ref>

==Further information==
Acknowledged to be youngest recipient of the VC (aged 15 years, 3 months), with [[Thomas Flinn]].<ref>{{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
|author-link = Imperial War Museum
|archive-url = https://archive.is/20130505154211/http://archive.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.941
|archive-date = 5 May 2013
|url-status = dead
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref> [[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.<ref name=Stewart>{{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}}</ref>

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
*[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]] (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
*[[Monuments to Courage]] (David Harvey, 1999)
*[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]] (This England, 1997)

==External links==
*[http://www.barmy.co.uk/ramc/fitzgibbon.htm Hospital-Apprentice A. Fitzgibbon]

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