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Henry George PALMER

Regimental number6132
Place of birthSouth Wales England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressBruce Rock, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, William George Palmer, Cribb's Causeway, Westbury-on-Tryn near Bristol, England
Enlistment date17 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
114
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Paretns: William and Elizabeth PALMER, rose Cottage, Waters Lane, Westbury on Trym, Bristol. Native of Cadoxton, Barry, Glam.,
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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