Lieutenant Jean Templeman
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1885-06-16
Place of birth: Ottawa Ontario Canada
Next of kin: J. Templeman, 218 Strathcona Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Graduate Nurse
Occupation (normalized): Professional Nurse, General
Gender: female
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-06-27
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Halifax Memorial, Panel 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
Lieutenant (Army).
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 4021776
LAC ID:
275675
Service file: B9567-S018
Uploader's Notes: Daughter of Mr. J. Templeman, of 43, Arlington Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario.
The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive.
The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive.
Uploader's Research notes: [Nursing Sister Army Canadian Army Medical Corps
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2013-07-20