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Benjamin John PALMER

Regimental number3612
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShoemaker
AddressCorner of Hunt and Thomas Streets, Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Palmer, cnr of Hunt and Thomas Streets, Toowoomba, Queensland
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death9 September 1948

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