For the U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, see Charles Wentworth Upham.
Charles Hazlitt Upham
Charles Upham in NZ field uniform
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/branch
New Zealand Military Forces
Years of service
1939–45
Rank
Captain
Unit
20th Battalion, New Zealand 2nd Division
Battles/wars
Second World War
Battle of Greece
Battle of Crete
North African Campaign
First Battle of El Alamein
Awards
Victoria Cross & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal[2][3]
Order of Honour (Greece)
Spouse(s)
Molly McTamney
(m. 1945)
Children
3
Other work
Sheep farmer
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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^Stewart, Iain. "List of Upham's medals". The History of the Victoria Cross. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
^Stewart, Iain. "Photograph of Upham's Medals". The History of the Victoria Cross. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
^"Captain Charles Upham VC & Bar". The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 November 1994. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009.
^"Charles Upham—reluctant hero". TVNZ. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
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