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CHAMPION, Arthur Handasyde
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kent Town, South Australia, Australia, 14 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The Kings School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 17 August 1961, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bungendore WW1 Roll of Honour, Bungendore War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 1 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW left knee | |
| 28 Apr 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Infantry Battalion, GSW right chest | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Infantry Battalion, HS Kanowna, Southampton for invaliding to Australia - disembarking Sydney 31 October 1916 | |
| 24 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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