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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...
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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
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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. |
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Pre WW1 Militia - the 9th Battalion was the Moreton Regiment.
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Pre WW1 militia would usually have regimental or corps insignia. Mick
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Thank you mick for the information.
Jo
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KIA 1915, mocked on this forum 2017. Very sad indeed.
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Rhetorical, definitely not mocking.
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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. |
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