PALMER, Forrest Edward
| Service Number: | 2061 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Christchurch, New Zealand, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk HM Customs Office |
| Died: | Fremantle, WA, 31 May 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Presbyterian Mon EE 0751 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2061, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 16 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2061, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2061, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
OBITUARY
THE LATE MR. F. E. PALMER
A very old identity of the Port and one very prominent in football circles, Mr. Forrest Edward Palmer, familiarly known to his friends as "Minnie," died on Monday of last week after a long illness. The funeral took place the following Wednesday afternoon, when the remains were interred in the Presbyterian portion of the Fremantle Cemetery. The Rev. A. E. Brice, of Scots Church, Fremantle, conducted the service at the graveside and in the course of a brief address referred to the prominent part Mr. Palmer had taken in sport, and his service during the Great War, both of which pointed to his definite loyalty of purpose in life, and the large gathering present bore testimony to the respect ih which he was held.
Mr. Palmer was born in Victoria and had lived in Western Australia for many years. He was connected with His Majesty's Customs at Fremantle for a long period until ill health forced his retirement some
time ago. He was a keen footballer in his young days, and had played for prominent clubs in Victoria, especially the old Essendon team, and had maintained a lively interest in football to the end. For his assistance to the sport he was awarded life membership to the East Fremantle Football Club.
He answered the call during the Great War and saw service with the 10th Light Horse, AIF from which he was invalided home. His mother the late Mrs Rosina Palmer, was a prominent singer in the "Eastern States, under the name of Signorina Caterine. Mr. Palmer had no relatives, in this State and close friends represented the chief mourners in the coach.
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