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PALMER, Edwin James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4525 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tambo, Queensland, Australia, 15 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 June 1943, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld MON-1-65A-63/64 |
| Memorials: | Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement 4525, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked 4525, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Wounded Edwin was admitted to the Casualty Clearing Station in France on the 26th August 1916, following a bomb accident the previous day at the Tramway Dump, E4 Central Albert. He was admitted with a shot wound (severe) to the back and was listed as dangerously ill on admission to Alexandra Military Hospital in Cosham, England on the 29th August. Edwin spent just under a year in hospital before being admitted to the 5th General Hospital in Harefield on the 18th July 1917. | |
| 15 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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