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PALMER, Richard Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3597 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 20 July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Narrabri, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 22 September 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Narrabri and District Soldiers' Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3597, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3597, 4th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3597, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 4th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Field Artillery Battery, From 53rd Battalion at Alexandria | |
| 29 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Field Artillery Battery at Calais | |
| 17 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3597, 4th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the head |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Palmer and Elizabeth D. Palmer of 'Pine View", Eulah Road, Goulburn, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal