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PALMER, Ernest George
| Service Numbers: | 1317, SX4005 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 63rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 9 November 1901 |
| Home Town: | Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Canada |
| Occupation: | Butcher; Commonwealth Railways |
| Died: | Croydon, SA, 14 November 1971, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hindmarsh Cemetery, S.A. Eastern C16 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1317, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Morphettville, SA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1317, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1317, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1317, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
World War 2 Service
| 30 May 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX4005 | |
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| 30 May 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 30 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX4005 | |
| 4 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX4005 | |
| 4 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 63rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Born and educated in Canada and arrived in Australia in early 1914, Ernest was the son of Mrs. G.E. and the late G. PALMER of Liverpool, England. He was married with three children and resided at Port Augusta. Ernest enlisted in Adelaide in the 16th Battalion in the Great War, reaching the rank of Corporal and saw service in Gallipoli and France, returning to Australian on leave when Armistice was signed enroute. He started as a butcher in Port Augusta but then joined the Commonwealth Railways and enlisted in May 1940. He served in the Middled East, fought through the Lybian Campaign and in Tobruk, then transferred to Palestine and Syria. He was an excellent rifle shot and came top in test shooting and was Sergeant-Secretary of the Port Augusta R.S. Club for 3 years.
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