Second Lieutenant Thomas George Roy Champion 679.
 

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Second Lieutenant Thomas George Roy Champion 679. Unit: 9th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 27 April 1915 Killed in action Gallipoli.
One spiffy dresser...

http://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/592/45...at=photographs

Snazzy I would say!!!
Jim

Still, 60 views and no one commented on the number 9 on his slouch hat...is it 9th Battalion A.E.F. or pre-war Australian Militia.???
Jo

Almost certainly a militia badge, supported by his lack of lapel rising suns.

I do hope that brilliant white shirt did not contribute to his being KIA.

Oz.

Pre WW1 Militia - the 9th Battalion was the Moreton Regiment.

Mick

All AIF (Australian Imperial Force) uniforms would have rising sun badges on them.

Pre WW1 militia would usually have regimental or corps insignia.

Mick

Thank you mick for the information.
Jo

KIA 1915, mocked on this forum 2017. Very sad indeed.

Rhetorical, definitely not mocking.

Oz.

He was commissioned in the 9th (Logan and Albert) Infantry on 16 November 1913, serving in D Company which was drawn from Grafton, Maclean, Ulmarra, and Lawrence (all in northern New South Wales I believe). He was transferred to the 12th Infantry on 1 July 1914, in fact D Company 9 Inf became E and F Coys 12 Inf on this date, of which he was probably a member of E Coy, which was drawn from Grafton NSW.

He doesn't appear to have resigned his commission to join the AIF, in fact he was promoted LT in the AMF on 1 July 1915, after his death in action. He did not even disclose that he held a commission in his AIF attestment papers.

I would assume the photograph was taken as a momento of his commissioning in 1913.

The 7th was the Moreton Regiment 1912-18.