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Saint Austell, Cornwall [6]

Battersea, London [4]

Bideford, Devon [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Folkestone, Kent [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Alfriston [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Crewkerne, Somerset [2]

Glastonbury, Somerset [2]

Hook, Hampshire [2]

Kadina South Australia [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Lewisham, Kent [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Maidstone Barracks, Kent [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Saint Heliers Jersey [2]

Sydenham, London [2]

Taringa Queensland [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Balranald New South Wales [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bayswater, London, Middlesex [1]

Beaconsnfield Tasmania [1]

Berkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Brecon [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Cape Town [1]

Capertee New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Champion Lodge, Maldon, Essex [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cheddingfold, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [329]

Gunner [39]

Serjeant [31]

Corporal [27]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Driver [25]

Sapper [21]

Captain [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [10]

Pioneer [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Major [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Machine Gun Carrier [2]

Rifleman [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Serjeant [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Retired Pay [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Filter Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Lt.-Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Labour Corps [45]

Royal Engineers [36]

Army Service Corps [34]

London Regiment [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

East Kent Regiment [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Berkshire Yeomanry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Staff [3]

Service

British Army [558]

Royal Navy [91]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Australian Imperial Force [55]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

C [812]

L [2]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [801]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Australia [2]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Saint Austell, Cornwall [6] Battersea, London [4] Bideford, Devon [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Folkestone, Kent [3] London, Middlesex [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Alfriston [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Crewkerne, Somerset [2] Glastonbury, Somerset [2] Hook, Hampshire [2] Kadina South Australia [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Lewisham, Kent [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Maidstone Barracks, Kent [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Saint Heliers Jersey [2] Sydenham, London [2] Taringa Queensland [2] Walworth, London [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Balranald New South Wales [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bayswater, London, Middlesex [1] Beaconsnfield Tasmania [1] Berkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Brecon [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Cape Town [1] Capertee New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Champion Lodge, Maldon, Essex [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheddingfold, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [329] Gunner [39] Serjeant [31] Corporal [27] Second Lieutenant [26] Driver [25] Sapper [21] Captain [18] Lance Corporal [16] Lieutenant [10] Pioneer [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Major [5] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Captain [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Machine Gun Carrier [2] Rifleman [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Serjeant [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Captain Retired Pay [1] Colonel [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Farrier [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Filter Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Lt.-Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53] Labour Corps [45] Royal Engineers [36] Army Service Corps [34] London Regiment [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] East Surrey Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] Middlesex Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Fusiliers [14] East Kent Regiment [13] South Lancashire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [8] Essex Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Scots [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Tank Corps [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Berkshire Yeomanry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Staff [3]

Service

British Army [558] Royal Navy [91] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Australian Imperial Force [55] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

C [812] L [2] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [801] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Australia [2] India [1]

Percy Champion

Born 1895

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5672

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Robert John Champion

Born 1885

Died 1916

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Henry Charles Champion

Born 1900

Died 1917

British Army 23762 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 23762 Private Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Harry Champion

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 12097 Lance Corporal King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 2/5th Bn

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Ernest Stanley Champion

Born 1894

Died 1926

British Army S4/12813 Private Army Service Corps

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Howard Champion

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 10431 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 10431 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Frank Charles Champion

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48866

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Robert Arthur Champion

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24251

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Daniel Edward Champion

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162568

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William Charles Champion

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195490

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Moses Champion

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126110

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Douglas Charles Champion

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12535

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William John Champion

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36589

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James Champion

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 21208 Private Coldstream Guards

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Albert Champion

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 30724(Incomplete) Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 41791 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Francis Newton Champion

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165158

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Thomas Champion

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130050

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Edward Champion

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 125841 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 40939 Sapper Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 40939 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest Champion

Born 1890

British Army 8705 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 61824 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Champion

Died 1917

British Army G/15491 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Depot

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