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PETER MCINTYRE (BRITAIN, NEW ZEALAND 1910-1995) - Bombing of Cassino Monastery and Town 42 x 57 cm
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Notes: Peter McIntyre was appointed as an official war artist in January 1941 by Major General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyburg D.S.O and V.C Commander of the 2nd NZ E.F. His painting of Cassino is especially evocative and forms part of the McIntyre Collection held by the National Archives of New Zealand.
Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham (1908 - 1994) VC and Bar - Upham was the first fighting soldier to win the Victoria Cross twice. He won his first VC during the Battle of Crete where after thrice destroying German machine gun posts wounded in the shoulder and foot he repeatedly went forward engaging the Germans. His second VC was received during the NZ Divisions battle at Mingar, North Africa, for attacking the Germans with hand grenades and despite being twice badly wounded and suffering blood loss continued to lead a fierce assault on German positions. Taken prisoner he made several attempts to escape before being sent to the infamous Colditz Camp where he was liberated in April 1945.
Sergeant John Daniel Hinton VC
Hinton won his VC in Greece during the defence and evacuation of the Port of Kalamata. The Germans moved forward with machine gun fire and six inch gund. The order to retreat was given wherupon Hinton shouted ''to hell with this, who''ll come with me?''. He ran towards the nearest 6 inch gun and wiped out the crew with two grenades. He continued on killing many Germans single-handedly - until he was shot in the stomach and captured . He was awarded his VC on 14 October 1941.
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