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PALMER, Mosman
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1975, 147 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1915, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, 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) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1975, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 147, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 147, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 58th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 60th Battalion to 58th Battalion | |
| 12 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1975, Shell wound to the wrist | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 1975, 58th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1975 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Sydney and Mrs. S. Palmer of Duchess Mine via Cloncurry, Queensland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal