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PALMER, Ernest Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 401718 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 246 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 27 August 1917 |
| Home Town: | Benalla, Benalla, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Master Plumber |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Scotland, United Kingdom, 24 January 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bowmore New Parish Churchyard, Scotland Grave 645. INSCRIPTION - HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Benalla War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 401718 | |
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| 28 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 401718 | |
| 24 Jan 1943: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 401718, No. 246 Squadron (RAF), K.I.A. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of Ernest Alfred and Ruby Myrtle Palmer, of Benalla, Victoria, Australia.
Also killed in this incident was his countryman, Sergeant Roy John Jabour, Service Number 402956, aged 22 and he rests in the adjacent grave.
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