James Templer (balloon aviator)

James Templer
Born27 May 1846
Greenwich, Kent, England[1]
Died2 January 1924[1]
Lewes, Sussex, England[1]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankColonel
UnitKing's Royal Rifle Corps
Royal Engineers
Battles / warsSecond 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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  2. ^ "Jame Lethbidge Brook Templer". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Military History Corps". www.remuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ said, Damon (25 November 2007). "Fatal Balloon Accident near Bridport". Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)