Background
TEMPLE, Richard Carnac was born on October 15, 1850 in Allahabad, India. Son of 1st Baronet and Charlotte Frances, daughter of late Ben Martindale. 5. father, 1902.
TEMPLE, Richard Carnac was born on October 15, 1850 in Allahabad, India. Son of 1st Baronet and Charlotte Frances, daughter of late Ben Martindale. 5. father, 1902.
Harrow; Trinity Hall, Cambridge (Honourable.
Fellow, 1908). Joined Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1871, and Bengal Staff Corps (now I. A.), 1877 (38th Dogras and 1st Gurkha-s). Ensign, 1871; Lieutenant, 1871 Captain, 1883. Major, 1891; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1897.
Served Afghan Campaign, 1878-1879 (medal, despatches).
Burmah War, 1887-1889 (medal, two clasps). Cantonment Magistrate, Panjab, 1879.
Assistant - Commissioner Burmah, and Cantonment Magistrate, Mandalay, 1887. Deputy - Commissioner, 1888.
To special duty with Government of India, 1890 (framed Code of Cantonment Regulations, and reported on Local Taxation of Railways, thanks of the Government).
Official President, Rangoon Municipality and Portuguese-Commissioner, Rangoon, 1891. Chief Commis., Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Superintendent, Penal Settlement at Portuguese Blair, 1894. Raised and commanded at request of Government Upper Burmah Volume
Rifles, 1887-1890.
Commanded Rangoon Volume Artillery, 1891-1893. At request of Government raised and commanded Rangoon Naval Volunteers, 1892.
Volume
Engineers, 1893. Rangoon Portuguese Defence Volume, 1893. Is Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel of Rangoon Volume
Artillery and Portuguese Defence Volume Has been Member of Council Royal Society of Arts.
Royal Asiatic Society.
Asiatic Society Bengal. Philological Society. Folklore Society; Royal Anthropological
Institute.
Hakluyt Society. President Bombay Anthropological Society.
Corporation Member American Philosophical Society.
Smithsonian Institute. Numismatic Society of Philadelphia.
Chairman, Worcester Territorial County Association, 1907.
Assistant Director, Saint John Ambulance Associate, 1903. 2nd Baronet, cartulary-register 1876. Knight of Grace, 1900.
Indian army; retired. Deputy-Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace Worcestershire.
Club: Naval and Military.
Heir: Richard Durand.