Walter James Thomas CHAMPION

CHAMPION, Walter James Thomas

    Service Number: 2844
    Enlisted: 27 June 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd Pioneer Battalion
    Born: Kent, England, 1896
    Home Town: Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Orchardist
    Memorials: Dromana War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Jun 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    20 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2844, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2844, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
    3 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
    20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Menin Road
    9 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Battle of Poelcapelle
    30 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, Gassed near Westhoek. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 16 February 1918.
    9 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918
    5 Oct 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Montbrehain, GSW to chest and back. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
    2 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, RTA 3 March 1919 and discharged as MU (wounds).

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