| Regimental number | 5300 |
| Place of birth | Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria |
| School | Kew State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 10 Edgerton Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18.1 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J.W. Tampling, 10 Egerton Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 2nd Divisional Signal Company, 13th Reinforcement, 2nd Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Ambulance |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | nr Billincourt, France |
| Age at death | 20.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Brie British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 3) France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 184 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John William Alice Martha TAMPLING, 10 Edgerton Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 3036 Pte Sydney William Harold GREEN, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916; 1181 Pte Ernest Harold TURNER, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 13 August 1918; 5471 Pte Frederick Claude TURNER, 8th Bn, killed in action, 9 August 1918; 2269 Pte Victor Stanley TURNER, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 7 June 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, TAMPLING Noel Gordon
Red Cross File No 2690301L |