TEMPLE, Edwyn Grenville
(Service number 7/1146)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 06/05/1873 | Place of Birth | Harburton, Devon, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Wai-iti Road, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| 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 | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
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| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 November 1941 | Age | 68 years |
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| Place of Death | Spree Farm, Geraldine | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bromley Crematorium, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Edwyn Grenville Temple was born in 1873 in England, the son of Edwtn Frederick and Caroline Maria (née Budgen) Temple. His father was a captain in the Crimean War.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 January 2017]; Press, 14 November 1941 (Papers Past) [05 January 2017]
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