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CHAMPNESS, Edward Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 421858 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | St Marys, New South Wales, Australia, 20 August 1923 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Quackenbruck, Germany, 23 May 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany Plot 17, Row C, Grave 6 Roll of Honour St Marys, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 421858 | |
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| 28 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Sydney | |
| 28 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 421858 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edgar Frank and Vera Champness, of St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia.
HE DIED AS HE LIVED, LOYAL, BRAVE AND TRUE. EVER REMEMBERED
Biography
Rank - Pilot Officer.
Qualified to fly Lancaster, Wellington,Anson. Oxfordand Stirling
Plane was Lancaster JP546. Squadron 630(UK).
Son of Edgar Frank and Vera Champness, of St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia.
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