Charles Upham
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For the U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, see Charles Wentworth Upham.
Charles Hazlitt Upham, VC & Bar (21 September 1908 – 22 November 1994) was a New Zealand soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) twice during the Second World War - for gallantry in Crete in May 1941, and in Egypt, in July 1942. He was the most recent of three people to receive the VC twice, the only one to receive two VCs during the Second World War and the only combat soldier to receive the award twice.[4] As a result, Upham is often described as the most highly decorated Commonwealth soldier of that war, as the VC is the Commonwealth's highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.[5]
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Charles Hazlitt Upham | |
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Nickname(s) | Pug[1] |
Born | (1908-09-21)21 September 1908 Christchurch, New Zealand |
Died | 22 November 1994(1994-11-22) (aged 86) Christchurch, New Zealand |
Allegiance | New Zealand |
Service/ | New Zealand Military Forces |
Years of service | 1939–45 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 20th Battalion, New Zealand 2nd Division |
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Spouse(s) |
Molly McTamney (m. 1945) |
Children | 3 |
Other work | Sheep farmer |
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