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UPHAM, Charles Hazlitt |
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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Upham, Charles Hazlitt |
| Date of birth: | September 21st, 1908 (Christchurch, New-Zealand)
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November 21st, 1994 (Christchurch, New-Zealand)
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New Zealander |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Later promoted to the rank of Captain.
Second Lieutenant Upham was the only person to receive the Victoria Cross twice during World War Two.
Second Lieutenant Upham’s Victoria Cross is publicly displayed at the QEII Army Memorial Museum, Waiouru, New Zealand. |
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Second Lieutenant
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20th. Battalion, 2nd. N.Z.E.F. (Canterbury Regiment), New Zealand Exp. Force
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Awarded on:
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May 11th, 1945
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Action:
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Between 22 and 30 May 1941, on Crete, Second Lieutenant Upham distinguished himself by meaning of his excellent leadership and acts of gallantry in the heat of the battle. He was wounded several times during enemy attacks, but refused medical attention. During this period he managed to evacuate other wounded from the battlefield. He even managed to beat off an enemy attack and he put 22 Germans out of action during this incident.
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Later promoted to the rank of Captain.
Second Lieutenant Upham was the only person to receive the Victoria Cross twice during World War Two.
Second Lieutenant Upham’s Victoria Cross is publicly displayed at the QEII Army Memorial Museum, Waiouru, New Zealand.
Charles Hazlitt Upham, Harewood Crematorium, Christchurch, Canterbury/Atago, New Zealand. (Headstone St.Paul's Churchyard, Papanui)
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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20th. Battalion, 2nd. N.Z.E.F. (Canterbury Regiment), New Zealand Exp. Force
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Awarded on:
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January 1st, 1946
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Action:
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On 14/15 July 1942 Second Lieutenant Upham won his second Victoria Cross during an action in the African desert near Ruweisat Ridge. Despite being wounded he insisted on staying with his men and leading several attacks. He managed to put an enemy tank and several enemy guns out of action personally. When he had lost consciousness he was carried back to allied lines and received medical attention. When he had regained his strength he immediately stormed forwards in the direction of his men and led them in the battle. During a follow-up action he was wounded again and finally evacuated.
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Received as clasp for on the ribbon of the first Victoria Cross.
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| Picture source: |
- Alexander Turnbull Library
(Reference No: DA-01993-F
“Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.”) |
| Information source(s): |
- Victoria Cross Reference
- The Register of the Victoria Cross - published by This Engeland 1997 - ISBN 0906324270
- The History of the Victoria Cross
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
- Fight Times.com
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