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Peter PALMER

Regimental number722
Place of birthCheltenham, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressElm Grove, Middle Brighton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kin..., Mrs Stanley, Elm Grove, Middle Brighton, Victoria
Enlistment date29 January 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 November 1915
Date of death25 November 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 9), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Adolph and Emma PETERSON, Whyte Street, Brighton Beach, Victoria. SEE PETERSON THE TRUE FAMILY NAME
Family/military connectionsCousin: 5611 Lance corporal Charles Henry HAAR, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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