Pte
Douglas Hastings Tembey
Military Details
Service Number: 2941
Regiment & Unit / Ship
47th Australian Infantry
Enlisted
21st September 1916
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
21/9/1916
Place of Enlistment
Brisbane
Residence at Enlistment
Brisbane ,Queensland , Australia
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
47th
Service Number at Enlistment
2941
Service History
Douglas originally volunteeered in November 1915 but in Jan 1916 asked to be discharged to enable him to return to his original Employer Hall & Co when the owner Mr J Hall was required to have urgent medical treatment. This request was granted and he was discharged the same month .
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1893
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Religion
C of E
Address
22 Montreal Street, Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
32 Montreal Street, Cleator Moor
Residence (Roll of Honour)
22 Montreal Street, Cleator Moor
Parents
Samuel & Annie Tembey
Siblings
Lesley Hastings ,
Education and Occupation
School
Montreal School
Occupation
Joiner in 1911 , Manager in Australia
Work Address
Hall & Co , Brisbane
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
7th June 1917
Age at Death
24
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Ypres
Theater of Action
Flanders
Battle
Battle of Messines Ridge
Regiment at Death
Australian Infantry
Battalion/Vessel at Death
47th
Rank at Death
Pte
Buried or Commemorated at
MESSINES RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY .
Belgium
Grave Position: III. A. 18
Private Memorial: St Johns C of E Church WW1 Memorial
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