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William John Champion

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 15643
Born 24/01/1892 Hook England

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Portsmouth
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HMS Invincible

Class Invincible class Battle Cruiser

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Portsmouth Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is located on Southsea Common. There are 24,593 identified casualties listed of which 10,000 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by the Duke of York (future King George VI) on 15th October 1924

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Enlistment 17/01/1910 Next of kin address Holt Lane Hook Mother Rebecca Champion Father William Champion Sister Florence Emily (Nok) More info Date of enlistment: 17/01/1910. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, the Hook War Memorial and on the War Memorial in Newnham Church, Hampshire.