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	Charles Upham
		Upham was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on September 21, 1908.
		Upham was shot through the elbow with a machine gun bullet and had his arm shattered, he went on again to a forward position and brought back some of his men who had become isolated.
		Charles Upham died on November 22, 1994 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ch/Charles_Upham.html (677 words)

	rorkesdriftvc.com - Charles Hazlitt Upham
		Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1908 Upham was educated at Christ¹s College and Canterbury Agricultural College at Lincoln.
		Upham (on his way to warning other troops that they were being cut off) was watched by his platoon, a helpless distance away on the other side of the clearing, as he was fired on by the German soldiers.
		Upham himself was responsible for destroying a German tank and several guns and vehicles with hand grenades and, though he was shot through the elbow with a machine gun bullet and had his arm shattered, he went on again to a forward position and brought back some of his men who had become isolated.
	www.rorkesdriftvc.com /vc/upham.htm (769 words)

	The New Zealand Edge : Heroes : Warriors : Charles Upham
		Acknowledged widely as the outstanding soldier of the Second World War, Captain Charles Upham remains 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).
		Upham (on his way to warning other troops that they were being cut off) was watched by his helpless platoon, who were some distance away as he was fired on by the Germans.
		Upham was personally responsible for destroying a German tank and several guns and vehicles with hand grenades and, though he was shot through the elbow with a machine gun bullet and had his arm shattered, he went on again to a forward position and brought back a number of his men who had become isolated.
	www.nzedge.com /heroes/upham.html (860 words)

	Record Unit 7283 - Charles Upham Shepard Papers, 1830, 1842-1894 and undated
		Charles Upham Shepard (1804-1886) was a mineralogist and authority on meteorites.
		A small amount of correspondence of Shepard's son, Charles Upham Shepard, Jr., is contained in the collection, including correspondence with Frank Wigglesworth Clarke concerning the deposit of the Shepard Meteorite Collection in the USNM in 1886.
		Shepard, Charles Upham, Jr., 1880, 1884 and undated.
	www.si.edu /archives/archives/findingaids/FARU7283.htm (530 words)

	Charles Upham VC and Bar - Hurunui District Council
		Charles Upham was born in Christchurch on 21 September 1908 and educated at Christ’s College and Lincoln College where he earned a Diploma in Agriculture.
		Charles Upham was a shy, courageous, determined man whose principles are an example to everyone.
		The statue depicts Charles Upham ‘the observer’, using the skill he practised in peace and war learnt while shepherding and mustering on the hill and high country properties of Island Hills, Glynn Wye, St Helens and Rata Downs.
	www.hurunui.govt.nz /Information/HurunuiInformation/CharlesUpham.htm (748 words)

	Charles Upham (1908 - 1994)
		Upham, who had his arm in a sling, use a tree as a support for his rifle and shot the first soldier before killing the second who was only metres away.
		Charles Upham’s second citation was for his part in the July 1942 attack on Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, where his division was stranded after armoured support never arrived.
		Charles Upham was typical to his nickname, “Pug”, several times he attempted to escape before eventually being branded “dangerous” by the Germans and held in the prison, Fortress Colditz.
	charles-upham.memory-of.com (803 words)

	Charles Upham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham VC and bar (September 21, 1908 – November 22, 1994) was a New Zealand soldier who won the Victoria Cross twice during the Second World War: in Crete in May 1941, and at Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, in July 1942.
		Upham jumped from the truck at a bend and managed to get four hundred yards away before being recaptured.
		After the war Charles Upham took up the New Zealand government's scheme of offering ex-soldiers the chance of a farm of their own.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Upham (905 words)

	Holder's of 2 VC's? - Military Photos
		Capt Charles Upham a Kiwi who won both his VC's in WWII and ended the war in Colditz.
		The only "fighting" soldier to have the VC and Bar was New Zealander Charles Upham in WW II: Crete (1941) and North Africa (1942).
		Upham was shot through the elbow, but kept going and beat off a determined counter-attack.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=10177 (2123 words)

	CAPTAIN CHARLES UPHAM VC & BAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The ashes of Captain Charles Upham VC & Bar were buried in the graveyard of St. Paul's Church Papanui, following his death on 22 November 1994 and cremation in the Harewood Crematorium, Christchurch on 25 November 1994.
		The Charles Coates headstone was moved slightly to the left of the family plot and the rock placed beside it, both stones being set into a coloured concrete base.
		Following the war Charles Upham took up the New Zealand government's scheme of offering ex-soldiers the chance of a farm of their own, he was quick to accept the offer.
	www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk /stewart/bbupham.htm (546 words)

	CAPTAIN CHARLES UPHAM VC & BAR
		In April 2006 New Zealand newspapers reported that the daughters of Charles Upham were prepared to sell their father's Victoria Cross medal group as they were all in agreement.
		Following the war Charles Upham was offered the New Zealand government's scheme of giving ex-soldiers the chance of owning a farm of their own.
		However, Upham didn't believe he deserved special recognition and therefore turned the offer down and instead asked for the sum to be put into the form of a scholarship.
	www.victoriacross.org.uk /bbupham.htm (679 words)

	geo witchcraft
		Drawing upon Upham’s accurate and detailed map of the Village, Boyer and Nissenbaum created a map of Salem Village (See Map 2) that used letters to mark the locations of the individual accusers (A's), accused witches (W's), and defenders (D's).
		Upham placed numbers and symbols on the map to designate the locations of 150 houses and structures in Salem Village and neighboring townships.
		To correlate Upham's map with geographic reality, I selected some of the extant 1692 houses which were still standing on their original foundations, represented by numbers on Upham’s map, and a few stable landscape features.
	jefferson.village.virginia.edu /~bcr/villageconflict/geoconflict1.html (7928 words)

	Battlefront - Producers of fine metal and resin miniatures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham, Charlie to those who knew him, is unique in the annals of the British Empire.
		Upham is armed with an Enfield No. 2 revolver and No. 36M ‘Mills Bomb’ hand grenades.
		Upham may launch a charge from 6”/15cm away from the enemy and moves 6”/15cm when charging or counterattacking.
	www.battlefront.co.nz /Article.asp?ArticleID=711 (768 words)

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		Upham was awarded two Victoria crosses for exceptional bravery during WWII.
		Upham never saw himself as anything other than a New Zealander doing his duty.
		"Upham's battalion, the 20th, was, in my biased opinion, the most distinguished of all New Zealand regiments in the Second World War.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/new-zealand-faq/section-50.html (538 words)

	Scoop: Deep regret at possible sale of Upham medals
		The sale of Charles Upham's Victoria Cross and bar to a private buyer would be a matter of real public regret, says Defence Minister Phil Goff.
		Upham consistently stated that the credit for his VCs was not simply his, but shared with the men whom he led.
		"I regard Charles Upham's achievement of a VC and bar as one of the finest and most important aspects of New Zealand's military history.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/PA0604/S00290.htm (650 words)

	Charles Upham
		Acknowledged widely as the outstanding soldier of the Second World War, Captain Charles Upham is the only combatant soldier to receive the Victoria Cross and Bar (awarded to members of the armed forces of the Commonwealth for exceptional bravery).
		A comprehensive account of Upham's deeds can be found on John Cantwell's website The Complete Australian and New Zealand Victoria Cross Reference, part of the "orders, decorations and medals" webring: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~vcweb/winners/nz_winners/ upham.htm [accessed April 2000]
		This article about Charles Upham was originally published on NZEdge.com and is republished here with the editors permission.
	www.fighttimes.com /magazine/magazine.asp?issue=4&article=109 (747 words)

	News: New Zealand News: Officer's Family Ensures Medals Stay In NZ
		He and Upham had served together in 20th Battalion in World War 2, Kippenberger being the commander during the grim battles for Greece and then Crete.
		The Upham family refused to confirm the sale of the medals but the director of the Army Museum, Major Chas Charlton, said they would go on permanent display at the museum.
		Upham won his first VC in May 1941, during a counter attack on Maleme Airdrome in Crete.
	xtramsn.co.nz /news/0,,11964-6566142,00.html (890 words)

	AM - Sentimental profit: NZ Victoria Cross for sale
		His bravery and resourcefulness in Crete in May 1941 and again on the Western Desert 14 months later won him the respect and admiration of allied troops and enemy alike, and not one but two Victoria Crosses.
		Charles Upham died in 1994 and since then his VC and bar have been on display along with 18 others won by Kiwis at the New Zealand Army Museum and regarded as national treasures.
		PETER LEWIS: But Charles Upham's three daughters have received a million dollar offer from Australia and one worth almost three times that much from a British collector, and have given the New Zealand Government a chance to match it.
	www.abc.net.au /am/content/2006/s1619645.htm (582 words)

	UPHAM, Charles Wentworth (1802-1875) Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Upham, Charles W. Address at the re-dedication of the Fourth Meeting-house of the First Church in Salem.
		Charles W. Upham, of Mass., in the House of Representatives, May 10, 1854.
		Speech of Charles W. Upham, of Salem, in the House of Representatives of Massachusetts.
	bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/bibdisplay.pl?index=U000021 (269 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Upham
		Upham, Don Alonzo Joshua — also known as Don A. Upham — of Wisconsin.
		Brother of Jabez Upham; cousin of Charles Wentworth Upham; father of
		Upham, William Henry (1841-1924) — also known as William H. Upham — of Marshfield, Wood County, Wis. Born in Westminster,
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/upham.html (381 words)

	Scoop: Kiwi War Hero Immortalised
		A major international motion picture is to be made in New Zealand about the life of the country’s most decorated war hero, Captain Charles Upham, VC and Bar.
		Upham family spokesman and the film’s military consultant, Colonel (Retd) Mike Boissard, says the film is being made with the support, creative input and blessing of Upham’s family.
		Charles Upham grew up in Canterbury and was farming and working as a rural valuer when World War 2 broke out.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/CU0606/S00177.htm (1736 words)

	Government not paying for medals - Newstalk ZB
		Mr Upham's family has reportedly been offered more than a million dollars by a private buyer but Mr Goff says, while the decision is up to the family, it would be a shame if the medals were lost to public access.
		He does not believe Charles Upham would have approved of their sale.
		Captain Upham always insisted the credit was not his alone, but shared with the men he led.
	www.newstalkzb.co.nz /newsdetail1.asp?storyID=94029 (359 words)

	VC & Bar- Charles Upham- WW2 - Great War Forum
		Maj Charlton added that this was `the wishes of the Upham family'.
		Upham won his first VC in May 1941, during a counter attack on Maleme
		Upham, who died in November 1994, was a man ill at ease with his fame.
	1914-1918.invisionzone.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=63403&... (2045 words)

	$30 million movie of Charles Upham coming - Military Photos
		The life of Charles Upham, New Zealand's most decorated war hero, is to be made into a $30 million movie — with a big-name actor in the running to play the lead role.
		Captain Upham, who died in 1994 aged 86, is the only combat soldier to win the VC twice — in Crete in 1941 and Egypt in 1942.
		One of Captain Upham's daughters, Virginia MacKenzie, said approaches had been made over the years to make a film, but her father had not been keen.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=84229 (527 words)

	Upham medals to stay in NZ \| NATIONAL \| NEWS \| tvnz.co.nz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The medals of our most decorated soldier, Captain Charles Upham, look set to stay in New Zealand.
		Upham's Victoria Cross and Bar are reported to have been bought by Britain's Imperial War Museum, and will be lent to New Zealand for 999 years.
		There was controversy earlier this year when Upham's daughters rejected a government offer to buy the medals.
	tvnz.co.nz /view/page/423466/892577 (87 words)

	Officer's Family Ensures Upham Medals Remain in Nz \| New Zealand News UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It was confirmed on Tuesday the medals had been bought by the Imperial War Museum (IWM) in Britain and would be loaned to New Zealand for 999 years.
		He and Upham had served together in 20th Battalion in WWII, Kippenberger being the commander during the grim battles for Greece and then Crete.
		Kippenberger's response was direct: "In my respectful opinion, Sir, Captain Upham won the Victoria Cross several times over.' The King duly approved the award of a bar.
	www.nznewsuk.co.uk /news/?ID=4691 (989 words)

	Amazon.com: Salem Witchcraft (Vo. I & II): Books: Charles W. Upham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Upham not only supplies valuable information on Salem's legislative and economic problems, but also recounts details of local hostilities that sowed the seeds of suspicion and fear among villagers, and helped fuel the witch hunt.
		This is a reprint of Upham's two-volume book originally published in 1867.
		It is the definitive work on the witch hunt of 1692 and I highly recommend it for anyone interested in the Salem trials.
	www.amazon.com /Salem-Witchcraft-Vo-I-II/dp/0832822299 (794 words)

	Saving Private Ryan Errors and Boo-Boos - General Comments
		Totally unlike the SPR character, Charles Upham was a fantastically brave, and seemingly fearless, infantry officer who earned a Victoria Cross with Bar.
		Because when the Rangers were in a way interrogating "Steamboat Willie" for killing Wade, Mellish had to ask Upham to tell the German machine gunner if he was the one who shot wade.
		Furthermore, Cpl. Upham would not have been issued an M-1 Garand rifle, for as a member of the rear echelon, he should have have been packing the M-1 carbine for he was the type of person that it was designed for.
	www.geocities.com /savingprivateryan0/general.html (6107 words)

	The Project Gutenberg eBook of Salem Witchcraft, by Charles W. Upham.
		The Project Gutenberg eBook of Salem Witchcraft, by Charles W. Upham.
		Project Gutenberg's Salem Witchcraft, Volumes I and II, by Charles Upham This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
		Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/1/7/8/4/17845/17845-h/17845-h.htm (2204 words)

	Charles Upham, Langaller Farm Ltd, Langaller Stud - breeders of competition, event, dressage and show horses and ponies ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Charles Upham, Langaller Farm Ltd, Langaller Stud - breeders of competition, event, dressage and show horses and ponies - Olympic and International show ponies and horses, stallions at stud, Devon
		Langaller Farm is situated on the edge of The Dartmoor National Park in a fertile, valley basin.
		Comprising of 160 acres of prime grassland and 180 acres of arable, the farm has been home to the Upham family for over 50 years.
	www.equinetourism.co.uk /equineestablishments/langallerstud.htm (2085 words)

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