Percy CHAMPION

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Service Number:	5672
Enlisted:	13 March 1916, Kadina, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kadina, South Australia, 31 October 1895
Home Town:	Kadina, Copper Coast, South Australia
Schooling:	Kadina Public School
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 6 October 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 6,
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Kadina Town Hall WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour, Kadina War Memorial Arch

13 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5672, 10th Infantry Battalion, Kadina, South Australia
27 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5672, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
27 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5672, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne
6 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5672, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
Date unknown:	Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Parents: Ebenezer and Susan CHAMPION, of Sophia Terrace, Kadina, South Australia

Service medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal