TEMPLE, John
(Service number 5/289)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank | Captain |
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Birth
| Date | 23 September 1882 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 18 King Street, Palmerston North | ||
| Occupation | Engineer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | E. F. TEMPLE (father), Wai-iti Road, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Army Service Corps | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 November 1945 | Age | 63 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
John Temple was born in 1882 at Christchurch, probably the youngest of Edwtn Frederick and Caroline Maria (née Budgen) Temple, and their only child born in New Zealand. His father was a captain in the Crimean War.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 December 2016]; Timaru cemetery headstone image (Timaru district Council) [02 December 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [05 January 2017]; Press, 21 November 1945 (Papers Past) [05 January 2017]
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