Three: Sergeant H. Templeton, 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment, who was wounded...

Three: Sergeant H. Templeton, 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment, who was wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, when the Battalion suffered over 500 casualties, and was subsequently killed in action in April 1918 during the German Spring Offensive 1914-15 Star (16416 Pte. H. Templeton. Bord. R.); British War and Victory Medals (16416 Sjt. H. Templeton. Bord. R.) good very fine (3) £300-£400 --- Hugh Templeton was born at Harrington in 1888, the son of Alexander and Agnes Templeton of Primrose Crescent, Harrington, Cumberland. An original ‘Lonsdale’ entrant, Templeton attested for the 11th Battalion at Workington on 11 November 1914 and served in France from 23 November 1915. According to the recipient’s Army Service Record he suffered a gunshot wound to the scalp on 1 July 1916 and received medical attention at No. 91 Field Ambulance. Passed down the chain of command to No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station the following day, the wound necessitated admittance to No. 4 General Hospital at Camiers. Recovering, Templeton transferred to the 8th Battalion, Border Regiment on 10 August 1916 and continued to witness active service with ‘D’ Company during the later stages of the Battle of the Somme. Advanced Sergeant, he was reported as ‘missing’ at some point between 10-14 April 1918, later confirmed as killed in action during the German Spring Offensive. Aged 30 years, he is commemorated upon the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.