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TEMPLE, William

Service Number:	914
Enlisted:	5 January 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Glasgow, Scotland, 1894
Home Town:	Moorooka, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Wellfield Public School, Springburn
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 24 July 1917
Cemetery:	Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Belgium Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium, Bus House Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Tree Plaque:	Yeronga Avenue of Honour
Memorials:	Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 2, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Great War Honour Roll (4), Brisbane St. Andrew's Uniting Church Honour Roll, Yeronga War Memorial

World War 1 Service

5 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 914, Brisbane, Queensland
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 914, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 914, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
23 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 914, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Warneton

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William TEMPLE was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1894

His parents were William TEMPLE & Mary Hart ANDERSON