Champion, Ben William

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A transcription of his 208 page diary is held in the AWM
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P11013190
He was a noted local historian for Hunter and Newcastle with papers published in RAHS

Book of Remembrance entry

D.D.Sc. : Lieutenant, 1st Battn., A.I.F., Gallipoli and France. Enlisting 3rd May, 1915, and sailing 12th July with reinforcements, joined battn. at Gallipoli 4th November, was wounded on 29th and evacuated to Malta. Rejoining battn. in Egypt in January, crossed to France and fought at Pozieres, Bullecourt and elsewhere till wounded again at Passchendaele, 15th September, 1917, and evacuated to No. 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux. Rejoining battn. at Zonnebeke in January, 1918, was wounded a third time at Strazeele, 15th April, and invalided to Australia, arriving 4th September.

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1897

Birth in Petersham -- NSW, Australia 1 March 1897
1915

Military service as Lieutenant at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; France --, France 1915
1915

Enlisted 3 May 1915
1923

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1923
1923

Married 1923
1930

Dentist at Newcastle -- NSW, Australia 1930
1933

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1933
1936

Dentist at Hunter St Newcastle -- NSW, Australia 1936
1978

Death in Newcastle -- NSW, Australia 14 November 1978

Gender

Male

From the archives

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Ben W Champion (second from left) at Royal Newcastle Hospital event [ png ]

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