Charles Upham
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 30 years ago |
Date of birth | September 21,1908 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Christchurch |
New Zealand | |
Date of died | November 22,1994 |
Died | Christchurch |
New Zealand | |
Place of burial | New Zealand |
St Paul's Anglican Church, Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand | |
Years of service | 1939–45 |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Battle of Greece | |
Battle of Crete | |
North African Campaign | |
First Battle of El Alamein | |
Education | Christ's College |
Lincoln University | |
Christ’s College | |
Awards | Victoria Cross |
Battleswar | Second World War |
Battle of Greece | |
Battle of Crete | |
Children | 3 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 563507 |
Charles Upham Life story
Charles Hazlitt Upham, VC & Bar was a New Zealand soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross twice during the Second World War - for gallantry in Crete in May 1941, and in Egypt, in July 1942.