Regimental number | 21870 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Warehouseman |
Address | Waragai Street, Turramurra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A.C. Temple, The Cottage, same address |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | East Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Engineering Field Companies, General Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Lily TEMPLE |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Melbourne', 5 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 August 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 5 May 1921. Medal: British War Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 37 |
Place of burial | Northern Suburbs Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TEMPLE John Faulkner |