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UPHAM, Charles Hazlitt
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
UPHAM, Charles Hazlitt
Date Of Birth
21 Sep 1908
Age
32
Birth Place
Christchurch, New Zealand
Nationality
New Zealander
Date
1941 - 1942
Date Of Death
1994
Fate
Prisoner of War in Italy
Incident Details
P.O.W. Camp number 47, Modena, postal mark number 3200
Information
20th Battalion, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (The Canterbury Regiment). Later Captain. One of only three people, the only combat soldier, and the only soldier in the Second World War, to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice.
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Further gazette dates: 25/09/1945 (V.C.Bar); 12/11/1946 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 4779 (V.C.Bar); 5607 (MiD) Gazette issue: 37283 (V.C.Bar); 37787 (MiD)
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Service Number
8077
Award Details
Distinguished Service (MiD)
Gazette Date
1941
Gazette Page
5935 (V.C.); Issue: 35306 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Crete and Sphakia; Greece (including Crete); El Ruweisat Ridge, Western Desert; North Africa; Italy
Service
New Zealand Army
Regiment
Canterbury Regiment
Battalion
20th Battalion
Commemorated
HQ, Dunedin RSA, New Zealand
Place of Death
Christchurch, New Zealand
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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Defence Medal
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
Africa Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
Oct 31, 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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