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CHAMPION, Norman Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1, V81425, VX356 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Vic., 26 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pastry Cook / Clerk |
| Died: | Queensland, 8 November 1962, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland War Graves Cemetery, Row 7, Plot 17 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 1, 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Embarked 1, 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 27 May 1916: | Involvement 1, 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, V81425, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 3 Feb 1940: | Enlisted VX356, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 May 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, VX356, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion, South Melbourne, Vic. | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, V81425, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Isaac Penberthy CHAMPION and Mary Jane nee GRIFFIN, 15 Kilgour Street, Geelong, Vic.
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