Upham

British

/ ˈʌpəm /

noun

Charles ( Hazlitt ). 1908–94, New Zealand soldier; hero of World War II and one of only three people to have been awarded the Victoria Cross twice

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The family of Matthew Upham, owner of an antiques shop in Budleigh Salterton, Devon, previously named him as one of the swimmers.

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Singer-songwriter Kate Bush paid tribute to 64-year-old Upham, who she said was one of her "very dearest friends" who she had known for 30 years.

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One of the swimmers was named as 64-year-old local antiques dealer Matthew Upham.

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According to a friend, Upham had gone into the sea to help a woman in difficulty.

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Flowers were placed along the edge of the beach at Budleigh Salterton and outside the antiques shop run by Upham with local people saying the incident had "struck the heart" of the seaside town.

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