James Champion Military person

James Champion VC MSM (1834 – 4 May 1904) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Personal facts

James Champion
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1834
Birth place
London , Hammersmith
Date of deathMay 04, 1904
Place of death
Hammersmith

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Military person

award
Meritorious Service Medal (United Kingdom)
Victoria Cross
military operations
Crimean War
Indian Rebellion of 1857
military branch
British Army
military unit
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

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External resources

  1. http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk
  2. http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/lonwest.htm
  3. http://www.marshall-tree.name
  4. http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/south-coast/towers/eastbourne-redoubt.htm
  5. http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/puchampi.htm