Richard Fitzgerald Explained

Richard Fitzgerald
Birth Date:December 1831
Death Date:1884 (aged 53)
Birth Place:Cork, County Cork
Rank:Gunner
Branch:Bengal Army
Unit:Bengal Horse Artillery
Battles:Indian Mutiny
Awards:Victoria Cross

Richard Fitzgerald VC (December 1831, St. Finbar's, Cork, Ireland – 1884 in India) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross.

Details

He was approximately 25 years old, and a Gunner in the Bengal Horse Artillery, Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 28 September 1857 at Bolandshahr, India for which he and Sergeant Bernard Diamond was awarded the Victoria Cross:

Fitzgerald died in India in 1884. Fitzgerald's VC is currently held, as is his Indian Mutiny medal, by Bristol Museum.

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