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2. Mai 2022 · Charles Hazlitt Upham was born in Christchurch on 21 September 1908, the son of John Hazlitt Upham, a lawyer, and his wife, Agatha Mary Coates. He boarded at Waihi School, Winchester, South Canterbury, between 1917 and 1922 and at Christ’s College, Christchurch, from 1923 until 1927.
Charles Upham. Charles Hazlitt Upham VC & Bar (ur. 21 września 1908 w Christchurch, zm. 22 listopada 1994 tamże) – nowozelandzki wojskowy, oficer piechoty, jeden z trzech w historii i jedyny podczas II wojny światowej żołnierz odznaczony dwukrotnie Krzyżem Wiktorii .
Charles Hazlitt Upham is the son of John Hazlitt Upham, barrister and solicitor, and Agatha Mary Upham, and was born at Christchurch on 21 September 1908. He married Mary Eileen, daughter of James McTamney, on 20 June 1945 and has three daughters. Upham was educated at Waihi Preparatory School, Winchester, South Canterbury, at Christ's College ...
5. Juni 2011 · A great-great nephew of William Hazlitt, and the son of a British lawyer who practised in New Zealand, Charles Hazlitt Upham was born in Christchurch on Sept 21 1908. Upham was educated at the Waihi Preparatory School, Christ’s College and Canterbury Agricultural College, which he represented at rugby and rowing.
Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham (1908 – 1994) On 26 th August 1945, Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham became the only WWII soldier to receive a second Victoria Cross for his military service – the highest award for gallantry in the face of war. It was so unusual that it caused King George VI to ask Major-General Howard Kippenberger if Upham truly ...
Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham, VC and Bar (21 September 1908 – 22 November 1994) was a New Zealand soldier who earned the Victoria Cross twice during the Second World War: in Crete in May 1941, and at Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, in July 1942. He was the third of only three people to receive the VC twice, the only person to receive two VCs during the Second World War and the only combat soldier to ...
Charlie is a feature film based on the true story of Captain Charles Upham. Considered by many to be one of the bravest men in World War II, Charles is the only combatant soldier to have received the Victoria Cross and Bar (awarded to members of the armed forces of the Commonwealth for exceptional bravery), in Crete in May 1941 and the Western Desert in July 1942.
