Lieutenant Temple Craufurd TWINING
4th Battalion Grenadier Guards

Date of birth: 9th November 1896
Date of death: 4th October 1983

Died aged 86
Buried at Windlesham Parish Church
Temple Craufurd Twining was born at 48 Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge on the 9th of November 1896 the son of Herbert Haynes Twining, a banker, and Louisa “Lulu” Caroline (nee Keating) Twining of 48 Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge in London.

He was educated at Hazelwood School until July 1910 where he was a member of the Choir. He was a member of the Cricket XI in 1909 and 1910 when he was Captain. He was a member of the Football XI in 1909. The school magazine wrote the following on his 1909 cricket season: - "Rather disappointing as a bat - played one lovely innings and next year should be very good; at present has two bad faults to overcome. A fair wicket keeper and fancies his own bowling."

Of his 1910 cricket season they wrote: - "An admirable captain, and - after the first few overs - a sound bat with considerable punishing power. His wicket keeping has been a feature of the term's cricket, and he is ever ready to exploit his "googlies"."

They wrote the following on his 1909 football season: - "(Back) - Has improved out of all knowledge; if, however, he is to succeed, he must throw into his game a great deal more life and determination, and make greater use of his height and weight."

On leaving the school the magazine wrote: - "Will be sadly missed; his departure creates a gap which cannot be adequately filled; right worthily has he upheld the traditions at Hazelwood of his family name, and richly has he deserved his universal popularity. He follows his two brothers to Eton, and bids fair on the cricket field to emulate the prowess of the younger."

He went on to Eton College where he was in V. Le Neve-Foster’s house, leaving in 1914.

He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards on the 2nd of January 1915 and saw overseas service in India from 1917 to 1919.

He was married to Eileen Maud (nee Anderson) on the 18th of February 1919 at St Mary’s Garrison Church, Poona in India; they had a daughter, Valerie Temple, born on the 24th of January 1924.

He was appointed as Assistant District Commissioner for the Masai Reserve in Kenya on the 13th of October 1921 and resigned on the 9th of January 1924.

Following the outbreak of the Second World War he was granted an emergency commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards on the 18th of September 1939.

After the war he returned to work as a civil servant and was later a company director; he lived at "Green Lanes", Windlesham, Bagshot in Surrey.

His brother, Captain Cecil Francis Harvey Twining 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment, was killed in action on the 3rd of May 1915.

His funeral was held on the 7th of October 1983.
Went on to Eton College

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