PALMER, Alfred Edward
| Service Number: | 3571 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eurelia, South Australia, 4 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Eurelia, Orroroo/Carrieton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Eurelia and Port Pirie State schools, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3571, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3571, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 23 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3571, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3571 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-23 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 3571, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Youngest son of John Palmer and Louisa Wilkins Palmer, of Port Pirie West, South Australia
Biography
"LATE PTE. A. E. PALMER.
Pte. A. E. Palmer, who was killed in action in France on August 23, was the youngest son of Mrs. J. Palmer, of Port Pirie West. He was 28 years of age, enlisted in August last year, and left South Australia in January. He was born at Eurelia, and was educated at the Eurelia and Port Pirie State schools. He carried on a business as a general carrier, and was highly respected by all who knew him." - from the Adelaide Register 14 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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