Champion Sidney Alford - Overloon War Chronicles

Champion | Sidney Alford

First names
Sidney Alford
Age
21
Date of birth
1923
Date of death
01-11-1944
Service number
1137367
Rank
Private
Regiment
King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Bn.
Grave number
IV. E. 2.

Sidney Alford Champion

Grave Sidney Alford Champion

Biography

Son of Sidney and Hilda Ellen Louisa Champion. He was twin brother of Frances and brother of Eric, Ernie and Roy and Doreen.

Sidney was born in Battersea, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England.

He served with the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Bn. and fell on 1 November 1944. Sidney was temporarily buried at Holthesedijk in Overloon along with 10 other servicemen and reburied on 2 June 1947 at Overloon War Cemetery.

He had a twin brother Frances Thomas Champion who also died during World War II, on 3 July 1944 at Hermanville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Lower Normandy in France. Frances is buried at Hermanville War Cemetery.

Sidney en Francis Champion — Sidney and Francis Champion

Sources and credits

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