A Champion Adventurer

Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny, military man, adventurer and sportsman, was one of the Champion de Crespigny family who once resided at Denmark Hill. He was a larger than life character, who sounds as though he belongs in Michael Palin’s series Ripping Yarns. I reluctantly exclude him from my Denmark Hill and Camberwell Walk on the grounds that he deserves more time than I would have to give him there. So this is an opportunity to acquaint a wider audience with his remarkable man.