Description
King’s South Africa, 2 bars, 4133 Private George Temple, 1st Bn Manchester Regiment.
Officially impressed: “4133 Pte G. Temple. Manch: Regt”
Confirmed on the medal roll.
Additionally earned the Queen’s South Africa, with 2 clasps for Belfast and Defence of Ladysmith
Saw the following service:
Home, 9th Jan 1894 – 17th Dec 1895
Indiia, 18th Dec 1895 – 30th Nov 1897
Malta, 1st Dec 1897 – 7th Feb 1898
Gibraltar, 8th Feb 1898 – 22nd Aug 1899
South Africa 23rd August 1899 – 31th July 1901
Army Reserve, 1st August 1902 – 8th Jan 1906.
Born in Deptford Kent, signed on 9th January 1894 with the Manchesters aged 18, having served whilst underage with the 4th Bn East Surrey Regiment Militia, working as a Coopers Labourer.
