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  • Sam Templeton
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  • Captain Samuel Victor Templeton (1900–1942) was an officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War. He is well known for his actions with the 39th Battalion as the commander of 'B' Company during the First Battle of Kokoda and went missing in action on the 26 July 1942 near the village of Oivi. Templeton's Crossing was named in honour of Captain Sam Templeton. It is the first point where the Kokoda Track, from Port Moresby, crossed Eora Creek.
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Birth Date
  • 1900
Commands
  • 'B' Company, 39th Battalion
Branch
  • 25
death place
  • near Kokoda, New Guinea
Name
  • Samuel Victor Templeton
Birth Place
  • Belfast, Northern Ireland
death date
  • 1942-07-26
Rank
  • Captain
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  • Captain Samuel Victor Templeton (1900–1942) was an officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War. He is well known for his actions with the 39th Battalion as the commander of 'B' Company during the First Battle of Kokoda and went missing in action on the 26 July 1942 near the village of Oivi. Templeton's Crossing was named in honour of Captain Sam Templeton. It is the first point where the Kokoda Track, from Port Moresby, crossed Eora Creek.