Charles Upham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Upham

Recipient of the Victoria Cross

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1908

Place of Birth: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1994

Profession: farmer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Charles Hazlitt Upham, (21 September 1908 – 22 November 1994) 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.