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PALMER, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1455 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1891 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot 111, Row L, Grave 18 Headstone inscription reads: Beloved son of W.J. and Annie Palmer he died that we might live, AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1455, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1455, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1455, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
| 11 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Company, In the field transfer from the 2nd Battalion to the 1st Machine Gun Company | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 1455, 1st Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1455 awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-29 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter John and Annie Palmer of Hampton Road, Ilford, Essex, Engalnd; brother of Sidney George Palmer of 43 Hayberry Street, North Sydney, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal