Kōrero: Heaphy, Charles

Charles Heaphy

Photograph of Charles Heaphy seated with Victoria Cross medal on his chest

This formal portrait of Charles Heaphy shows him wearing the Victoria Cross he was awarded for rescuing a wounded soldier under intense fire at Waiari, near Te Awamutu, on 11 February 1864, during the war in Waikato.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-003062; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Michael Fitzgerald. 'Heaphy, Charles', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/1h14/heaphy-charles (accessed 19 April 2024)