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PALMER, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 392 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Enlisted at Bundaberg |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Gooburrum, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen, France, 26 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour, Bundaberg War Memorial, Gooburrum State School Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 392, 7th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Bundaberg | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 392, 7th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 392, 7th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 392, Gunshot wounds to the abdomen |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Martha Ann Palmer of 'Banana Hill', Gooburrum, Bundaberg, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal