Tracey James (Tray) TEMPLE

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TEMPLE, Tracey James

Service Number:	4326
Enlisted:	13 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 5 March 1886
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Central State School, Richmond, Victoria and Launceston, Tasmania
Occupation:	Storeman
Died:	Died of wounds -gas poisoning, Belgium, 31 December 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Belgium Plot 1, Row K, Grave 7 Headstone inscription reads: Sunshine passes shadows fall and remembrance outlasts all,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

13 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4326, Enlisted at Melbourne
29 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 4326, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 4326, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne

Gone but not forgotten

Tracey was never forgotten by his family. His mother would weep over his medals every ANZAC Day and his name was passed down to many branches of the family, most recently to his great great nephew born 1994. The name Tracey comes from his Irish mother's maiden name.
From his great nephew, C Temple.

Submitted 15 October 2023 by Carl Temple

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James and Ellen Temple of 323 Lennos Street, Richmond, Victoria, previously of Launceston, Tasmania

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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