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This is our sometimes-regular segment The A-Z of Aotearoa. So far we've covered Aviation & Billy T, so we're up to the letter C. Today we're looking at Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham, the Canterbury man who is New Zealand's most decorated soldier. For his efforts in WW2 he was awarded not one, but two Victoria Crosses, also known as the "VC" and "Bar". He was one of only three people world-wide to achieve the honour, and the only combat soldier.
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