| Place of birth | Mount Gambier South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Draper |
| Address | Church Street, Mount Gambier |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Simmons Palmer, Church Street, Mount Gambier |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | not recorded, place of death Romani, Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mr W.S. PALMER, Jamestown, South Australia |