Coming Soon.
TEMPLE, Clarence William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1203 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 October 1914, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kettering, Tasmania, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kettering, Kingborough, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 14 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Grave 59 Rev. Power officiated Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kettering State School Honour Roll, Kettering War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1203, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1203, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1203, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 14 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1203, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1203 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-14 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Clarence William Temple's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Temple and Mary Jane Temple of Kettering, Tasmania. Brother of John Leonard Temple who returned to Australia on 31 May 1919 havig served with the 1st Tunnelling Company
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal