Charles Upham
Charles Hazlitt Upham, was a New Zealand soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) twice during the Second World War; in Crete in May 1941, and at Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, in July 1942. He was the most recent of only 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. 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.
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Date of Birth
September 21st, 1908
Age
118
Birth Place
New Zealand, Canterbury Region
Date of Death
November 22nd, 1994
Died Aged
86
Star Sign
Virgo
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