Lt Arthur Walker Semple

1899 Feb/Mar . Born Wexford

1901 census at Anne Street, Wexford Town, Wexford, Ireland

1911 census. A boarder at Masonic Boys school in Dublin - 117 Roebuck, Dundrum, Dublin. His father has died, and his mother is a caretaker in Wexford.

1917 Mar 1. Commissioned 2nd Lt in R Munster Fus

1918 Sep 1. Promoted Lt

1920 Sep 1. Gazetted out 4th RMF as Lt.

1921 Jan 31. Joined ADRIC with service no 1616. Posted to N Coy.

1921 Feb 19. Posted to I Coy

1921 May 28 Posted to Z Coy.

1922 Jan. I assume he served till demobilisation

1923 Feb 2. Living in Belfast when he applies for his medals

1931 Jan 10. Hastings Observer shows him as a witness in a minor road accident claim

1939 Sep 3. Gazetted Lt - Lt Arthur Walker SEMPLE (139439)

1940 Jul 15. Transferred to Intelligence Corps

1944 New Year List Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Arthur Walker Semple, Intelligence Corps.

1975 Aug 24 Died

 

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