CAPTAIN UPTON
DISTINGUISHED RECORD
Captain H. L. Upton. D.S.C., R.D., A.D.C., R.N.R., who was in command of the, Rangitane, is one of the bestknown^ and most popular officers serving offi the New Zealand Shipping Compuuny's line, and his career is long and distinguished.
Jobbing the company as an apprentice 'firom"the training ship Worcester
in 1902, Captain Upton has since served on most of the company's vessels and commanded several. Captain Upton is a senior ranking captain in the Royal Naval Reserve and is also an aide-de-camp to the King. Serving with the Navy during the Great War, he was for some time in command of minesweepers and was engaged in this work off the French coast for some months after the conclusion of hostilities. For his services during this period he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
A married man, Captain Upton's home is in Hove, a suburb of Brighton, England. He has one son who, before the war, was a junior officer in the New Zealand Shipping Company.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 3, 4 January 1941, Page 8
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169CAPTAIN UPTON Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 3, 4 January 1941, Page 8
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