James Templer | |
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| Born | 27 May 1846 Greenwich, Kent, England[1] |
| Died | 2 January 1924[1] Lewes, Sussex, England[1] |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | King's Royal Rifle Corps Royal Engineers |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War |
Colonel James Lethbridge Brooke Templer (27 May 1846 – 2 January 1924) was an early British military pioneer of balloons.[2] He was an officer in the King's Royal Rifle Corps[3] and Royal Engineers.[4] Templer set out a scientific foundation for British military ballooning. In particular, he worked out routines for balloon handling, how to use hydrogen in cylinders and methods for training observers.[5]
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- ^ "Military History Corps". www.remuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ said, Damon (25 November 2007). "Fatal Balloon Accident near Bridport". Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
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