261410Champion, Ben William1public2013-01-27 13:41:052021-03-02 15:50:1920

ChampionA 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 RAHS1919Ben William41413629file_uploads/ulf_13629_Portrait CHAMPION BW .jpgimage/jpeglocalPortrait CHAMPION BW .jpg2647d67110abfb849ad9c303f1e5e6092a652d9bc91Courtesy of Jim Hawkins copy taken from a slide2017-11-13 15:05:00jpe7d67110abfb849ad9c303f1e5e6092a652d9bc9113715B.W.1926824633342430141295531033225272755306275530724http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/169928http://www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=910508https://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10675879/532532https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P11013190532D.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.633535640225272075531553093757889374705609519198970

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