| Regimental number | 744 |
| Place of birth | Port Broughton, South Australia |
| School | Mitcham Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bricklayer |
| Address | Fullarton Road, Fullarton, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Emily Pike Baulderstone, Fullarton Road, Fullarton, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Unspecified Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 25.9 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 34), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 677 Pte Thomas George William PALMER, 10th Bn, killed in action, 27 April 1918; 433 Pte Raymond Roy PALMER, 10th Bn, died of wounds, 1 May 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, 29 June 1915. Died at sea, 2 July 1915, of wounds received in action (gas gangrene, left leg) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BAULDERSTONE Percy Harold |
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