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John Gregory PALMER

Regimental number7287
Place of birthBrighton Victoria
ReligionCS
OccupationCarpenter
AddressEast Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Frank Usher Palmer, 57 Joel Terrace, East Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date28 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 29 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 3 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 33), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Paretns: Frank and Millie PALMER. Native of Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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