Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History
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Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham (1908 – 1994)
On 26th August 1945, Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham became the only WWII soldier to receive a second Victoria Cross for his military service – the highest award for gallantry in the face of war. It was so unusual that it caused King George VI to ask Major-General Howard Kippenberger if Upham truly deserved it. Kippenberger …
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Crosbie Ward (1832 – 1867)
For Crosbie Ward, his three month voyage to Lyttelton must have been like sailing through a continuous slow choking fog. His heart had been heavy ever since the news of the death of his older brothers had reached his family in Ireland. When he wasn’t grieving, he was sick with worry as his remaining younger …
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“…few grains of common sense…” – Kate Sheppard
“Corsets and narrow waists should be regarded as absurdities akin to Chinese bandages and stunted feet, and be shunned by all possessed of a few grains of common sense. If Dame Nature has cast us in a generous mould, let us rejoice and not attempt to dwarf her handiwork” ~ 1892 Kate Sheppard (1847 – …
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“…The Moral Tone Of Canterbury…” – Sir James ‘Doc’ Hight
“It was no idle boast that the moral tone of Canterbury was higher and its public men better educated, more honourable, and public-spirited than those of any other New Zealand settlement at that time”. Sir James ‘Doc’ Hight (1870 – 1958) * Canterbury Historian/Author * History, Political & Science Economy Professor at the Canterbury College …
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