Thomas George Roy CHAMPION

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CHAMPION, Thomas George Roy

Service Number:	679
Enlisted:	26 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	West Maitland, New South Wales, May 1894
Home Town:	Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Primary School Great War Honor Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

26 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 679, Brisbane, Queensland
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 679, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 679, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 679, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"679 Corporal Thomas George Roy Champion, 9th Battalion. A carpenter from Grafton, NSW prior to enlistment, Cpl Champion embarked with F Company from Brisbane on HMAT Omrah on 24 September 1914. After taking part in the Gallipoli landing, he was wounded in action on 27 April 1915 and was transferred to HS Itonus where he subsequently died, aged 20, and was buried at sea. He is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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