Campion, Arthur Edward

Rank: Sapper

Service: Sapper

Unit: 3 BATTALION VOLUNTEER

Branch Category: DEFENCE CORPS PART TIME DUTY

Conflict: Military Service Other

Personal Items

1914-1918 British War Medal, 1914-1918 Victory medal, 1939-1945 Star, 1939-1945 France and Germany Star, 1939-1945 British Defence Medal, 1939-1945 George V1 For faithful Service

British War Medal 1914-20. Instituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of World War I and record the service given. The British War Medal 1914-20 was awarded.
The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. The Victory Medal was awarded to prescribed classes of persons who entered a theatre of war on duty between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. Australians were awarded the medal issued by Great Britain.
The 1939-45 Star is awarded for service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. It was awarded to Australian Civilian Personnel who served afloat with the United States Army Small Ships Section between 8 December 1941 and 2 September 1945.
The France and Germany Star was granted for operational service on land in France, Belgium, Holland or Germany after the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944 until 8 May 1945, the date of the end of active hostilities in Europe.
1939-1945 British Defence Medal is a campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945, to be awarded to citizens of the British Commonwealth for both non-operational military and certain types of civilian war service during the Second World War.
1939-1945 George V1 For faithful Service. King George VI created the Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 by Royal Warrant in November 1949. The medal was for service by Australians during World War II.

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Notes.

?Served in two World Wars. 2 sets of medals. Same initials on both sets of medals Arthur Edward Campion N439273 shows up as WW2. 171895 is on WW1. No records found for Sapper A. E. Campion WW1. Name A .E. Campion on medals with no number for WW2.
Name: CAMPION, ARTHUR EDWARD
Service Australian Army
Service Number: N439273
Date of Birth: 13 Mar 1901
Place of Birth: ABERFOYLE, NSW
Date of Enlistment: 19 Apr 1942
Locality on Enlistment: DEL BRAE, NSW
Place of Enlistment: NIANGALA, NSW
Date of Discharge: 30 Sep 1945
Rank: Corporal
Posting at Discharge: 3 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS PART TIME DUTY
Next of Kin: CAMPION, MARY
Prisoner of War: No


References:
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