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Charles Heaphy (1820 – 3 August 1881) was an English-born New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest military award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that could be awarded to British and Empire forces at the time. He was also a noted artist and executed several works of early settler life in New Zealand. Heaphy arrived in New Zealand in 1839. Initially he worked as an artist, later lived in Nelson and explored the West Coast and subsequently moved to Auckland to work as a surveyor. During the invasion of the Waikato, his militia unit was mobilised and it was his conduct at Paterangi, where he rescued British soldiers under fire, that saw him awarded the VC. As well as being the first soldier of the New Zealand armed forces to receive the VC, he was the first recipient from any militia force. After his military service ended, Heaphy served a term as member of parliament for Parnell. He died in Queensland and is buried at Toowong Cemetery in Brisbane.

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Hi and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:47, 17 August 2021 (UTC)