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PALMER, Rupert Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 486, 1212 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, An original of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 486, 5th Infantry Battalion, An original of C Company | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1212, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 486, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 28 Feb 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Reynolds and Mary Sophia Palmer, of Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Killed in action at Krithia 8 May 1915. His brother 636 Bugler Phillip Joseph Palmer enlisted 19 August 1914 in the same 8th Battalion AIF. Wounded in the right hand on 10 May 1915 and returned to Australia 4 August 1915 medically unfit.