Individual Details
Maj Gen Henry John Templer
(18 Sep 1826 - 20 Oct 1887)
Like his father Henry, Henry John was also a Major General in the Army, in the Gwalior Camel Corps, and also like his father, his regiment mutinied in 1857 at the time of the great Indian Mutiny.
Ron Lewin - 1983
Apparently no children.
Army List August 1878 - Officers retired on full pay - Maj Gen H J Templer (Bengal) 25 Nov 1874
Rank Captain
First Name(s) H.J.
Surname Templer
Regiment late 5th Europeans
Commissions Ensign, 10 July 43—Lieut., 17 Nov. 50—Bt.-Captain, 10 July 58—Captain, 1 April 59.
Service Captain Templer served with the Army of the Sutlej, '46. Present at the actions of Cawnpore, 5th and 6th December '57; operations on the Goomtee, 6th, 7th, and 9th March '58; siege of Lucknow, 10th to 16th March '58; Koorsie, 23rd March '58; Calpee, 22nd and 23rd May '58. Medal and 2 Clasps. Ranode, 17th December '58 ; Nainwas, 5th April '59. Mentioned in the Despatch of Brigadier-General Sir E. Napier, 14th February '59.
Initials: H.J.
Surname: TEMPLER
Regiment / Corps: Camel Corps
Rank: Captain
Battles Fought: Lucknow Central India
Record Year: 1857
Medal Awarded: Indian Mutiny Medal
First Name: Henry
Surname: TEMPLER
Regiment: Indian Army
Gallantry Awards: OBE
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Rank: BvtColonel
Date Of Gazette: 1/1/1919
Theatre / Reason For Award: Operations in Egypt, including Sollum, at the engagement at Agagir on 26/2/1916
Page: 53
Record Year: 1919
Service: IA
Ron Lewin - 1983
Apparently no children.
Army List August 1878 - Officers retired on full pay - Maj Gen H J Templer (Bengal) 25 Nov 1874
Rank Captain
First Name(s) H.J.
Surname Templer
Regiment late 5th Europeans
Commissions Ensign, 10 July 43—Lieut., 17 Nov. 50—Bt.-Captain, 10 July 58—Captain, 1 April 59.
Service Captain Templer served with the Army of the Sutlej, '46. Present at the actions of Cawnpore, 5th and 6th December '57; operations on the Goomtee, 6th, 7th, and 9th March '58; siege of Lucknow, 10th to 16th March '58; Koorsie, 23rd March '58; Calpee, 22nd and 23rd May '58. Medal and 2 Clasps. Ranode, 17th December '58 ; Nainwas, 5th April '59. Mentioned in the Despatch of Brigadier-General Sir E. Napier, 14th February '59.
Initials: H.J.
Surname: TEMPLER
Regiment / Corps: Camel Corps
Rank: Captain
Battles Fought: Lucknow Central India
Record Year: 1857
Medal Awarded: Indian Mutiny Medal
First Name: Henry
Surname: TEMPLER
Regiment: Indian Army
Gallantry Awards: OBE
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Rank: BvtColonel
Date Of Gazette: 1/1/1919
Theatre / Reason For Award: Operations in Egypt, including Sollum, at the engagement at Agagir on 26/2/1916
Page: 53
Record Year: 1919
Service: IA
Events
| Birth | 18 Sep 1826 | Berkhampore, Berhampore, West Bengal, India. | |||
| Christen | 8 Nov 1826 | Berkhampore, Berhampore, West Bengal, India. | |||
| Military | Bet 1842 and 1843 | Cadet - East India Company's Army | |||
| Education | 10 Jul 1843 | BSc | |||
| Military service | 1848 - 1880 | India | |||
| Military | 1848 | Bengal Army Service List | |||
| Military | Bet 1857 and 1859 | Indian Mutiny Medal - Captain - Camel Corp | |||
| Marriage | 30 May 1860 | Calcutta, West Bengal, India - Rosina Sarah Vallack | |||
| Residence | 1881 | St. Andrew's, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Death | 20 Oct 1887 | Mannamead, Devon, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Burial | 28 Oct 1887 | Parish Church, Rame, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Occupation | Maj Gen - Bengal Army |
Families
| Spouse | Rosina Sarah Vallack (1834 - 1887) |
| Father | Maj Gen Henry Templer (1796 - 1875) |
| Mother | Emma Frances Fombelle (1801 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Mary Templer ( - 1829) |
| Sibling | Captain John Fombelle Templer (1829 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Fanny Templer (1834 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Fanny Templer (1838 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Sydney Lear Rogers Templer (1843 - 1913) |