Great War Battle of Cambrai pair and Memorial Plaque awarded to Private H. Champness, 1st/6th (City of London) Battalion, (Rifles), London Regiment who was killed in action on 30th November 1917 and having no known grave is now remembered on the Cambrai Memorial.
Pair and Plaque: British War Medal and Victory Medal; (6095 PTE. H. CHAMPNESS. 6-LOND. R.) Great War Memorial Plaque; (HERBERT CHAMPNESS)
Condition: Nearly Extremely Fine
Along with box lid, laminated forwarding slip for pair, and laminated photograph of his name on the Cambrai Memorial.
Herbert Champness was a resident of Stepney and enlisted in London before he saw service as a Private (No. 6095, later No. 323087) with the 1st 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles) and was killed in action on 30th November 1917 during the fighting at Cambrai. Having no known grave he is now remembered on the Cambrai Memorial.
