He is married to Madge Farley.
They got married on March 26, 1927 at Register Office, Wandsworth, London, he was 28 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
Randolph Percy Tempest was born on 24th February 1899 at 92 London Street, Greenwich, London.
RANDOLF PERCY TEMPEST
MILITARY DETAILS
Source:
Public records Office - Kew
Microfilm reference WO364/5710
Documents on Film
Cover for Discharge Documents
#42755 Pte Randolf Percy Tempest Unit: Depot
Regiment: Lincolnshire ; Address: 73, Gartmoor Gardens, SW19
Medical History
Born: 22/12/1898 ; Birthplace: Greenwich, London
Examined: 19/Feb/17 at Kingston Age: 17 years, 60 days
Trade: Clerk Height: 5 ft 8 inches
Weight: 116 lbs Chest: ; 35 inches Expanded: 4 inches
Physical Development: Good Vaccination Marks: Left arm - 2
Vision: Both eyes 6/6 Slight Defects: Genus valpurus
Enlisted: 19/Feb/1917
Note: Form states "Underage"
Medical Report Prior to Discharge
Unit/Corps: ; 8 Lincolns Regt. ; Age: 20
Posted for duty: 19/2/17 at Kingston Category: A1
Disability caused by: Injured in action
Disability: ; GSW abdomen (High Eexplosive Shell) penetrating
Date of Origin of Disability: 21/8/18
Place of Origin of Disability: Bapaume (see below)
History of disability: ; 21/8/18: Note 3 Biel CCs. Laparotomy omertum replaced. Contusions u/stomach.
; Abdomen closed.
; 21/9/18: On admission: 3" clean wound left epigastric with cesinter folsusely sinches further back.
; 28/9/18: Left chest operated. Fluid contained blood & flakes of lyorquots. Slow convalescence.
; Chest ledious is clearing up.
; C/o GSW Abdomen with pain & weakness of abdominal wall.
; Gastritis: Unable to take much solid food. More pain after it.
Present state of Disability: GC fair: Teeth good: Slight pyorhea: Breath foetial
; Heart & lungs normal: Left base air sutis not as good as right side:
; Abdomen: stretching from the umbilicus up to the ziphisternum thence along
; Left costal margin for 4" & thence back to unibilicus is a large scar due to shrapnel wound.
; To the left of this, the size of an orange, is the area where the underlying abdominal wall muscles
; are deficient. Pherghing the whole area definitely bulges & the wall is very thin.
; An abdominal belt with pad is continuously worn which is well fitting & gives adequate support.
Casualty Form - Active Service (Army Form B103)
Enlisted: 10.6.16 ; Terms of service: D of War
Service reckons from: 10.6.16
Training from 10.6.16 to 30.12.17
Grad from RW Surrey Regt from 1.12.17 to 2.2.18
Lincolnshire Regt from 3.2.18 to 20.1.19
Date attested: 10.6.16: Transferred to Reserve: 11.6.16
Mobilized: 19.2.17 Service: E.F.France from 31.1.18 to 22.9.18
Record of Transfers etc during active service
OC J Depot: 8 Fev. 1918: transferred to Lincoln Reg; posted to 8th BN Lincs Reg
New no, allocated: 42755.
16 Feb 1918: OC Joined Batt - Field
20.8.18 Wounded in action
26.8.18 49FA Gwd abdomen Adm
9.9.18 HA28145 ditto Adm 83 GH
23.9.18 Ex 83 GH transferred to England
20.1.19 Discharged
Casualty Form Active Service (Army Form B103)
Enlisted: 19.2.17 Terms of service: D of War
Religion: C of E ; Occupation: Group 37 (Clerk)
Disembarked: 9 Fev 1918 Posted: Pte 21.2.17
Transferred 14.3.17
245th Infantry batallion Qualified as Company Cook at N6, School of Cookery, York 6.9.17 Pte 6.9.17;
; awarded certificate as such.
Extract from War Diary of the 8th Batallion, Lincolnshire Regiment (August 1918)
Aug 2...Ablainzeville sector.
8...Support area at Essarts.
13...Bucquoy sector.
17...Souastre and Chateau Switch.
19...Support area, pigeon Wood.
20...Battalion moved to assembly positions.
23...Beginning of final offensive. Attack on Bucquoy and Ablainzeville.
23...Capture of Achiet-le-Grand and Bihucourt.
24...Capture of Biefvillers.
25...Capture of Bapaume. Casualties - 21st/25th - 5 officers , 172 other ranks.
26...Withdrew to Achiet-le-Petit. (Reference www.eebo.freeserve.co.uk/8thbatt.htm)
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