TO HONOUR CAPTAIN UPHAM. V. C.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 268, 13 November 1945, Page 5

TO HONOUR CAPTAIN UPHAM. V. C.

A SCHOLARSHIP FUND SONS OF DECEASED OR DISABLED SER\ ICEMEN (P.A.) Christchurch, Nov. 12 Scholarships for the sons of deceased or disabled servicemen, tenable at Canterbury University College, or the Canterbury Agricultural College, and commemorative of the deects vf Captain Charles H. Upham, V.C. and Bar, are to be the purpose of a fund which it is hoped to raise in Canterbury.

This was decided upon to-day by a committee of citizens presided over by the Mayor (Mr. E. H. Andrews/. It was decided to organise throughout Canterbury an appeal for contributions to the fund.

Captain Upham, who was invited to be present, expressed hip willingness ihat his name should be given to the scholarships, and his de ire that the promising sons of fallen or disabled servicemen, who, for financial reasons might not bo able Io iaxe advantage of a post-secondary rchool education might be enabled, ihrougn the fund, to cio ; o. It was decided 10 with local bodies in Canterbury province, asking them to sot up committees of citizens to organise "collections for the fund. The hope was expres ed that at least £lO,OOO should be raised for the purpose, and that minimum objective was adopted by lhe committee. The organisation of collec ’on of the funds in Christcnuren was left in the hands of a campaign committee, which will plan the direction of the local appeal.