Regimental number | 233 |
Place of birth | England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Selwin, Essex, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Frank W. Palmer, Selwyn, Plaistowe, Essex, England |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Died at sea |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Charleroi Communal Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 2), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Elizabeth PALMER, 6 Selwyn Road, Plaistow, Lonson. native of Forest Gate, London |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 May 1916; detrained Hazebrouck, 8 May 1916. Awarded Military Medal, 9 May 1917. Found guilty, 5 November 1917, of whilst on active service, being absent without leave from 1130 hours, 25 October 1917, until 1830 hours, 25 October 1917: forfeits 4 days' pay with a total forfeiture of 5 days' pay. On leave, 2 March 1918; rejoined unit, 19 March 1918. Found guilty, 22 June 1918, of whilst on active service, (1) resisting an escort: (2) being absent without leave from 2130 hours, until 2315 hours, 19 June 1918; (3) contravention of General Routine Order 3718; (4) drunkenness: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to hospital, 15 October 1918, and rejoined unit the same day. On leave to the United Kingdom, 10 January 1919; rejoined unit, 13 February 1919. Admitted to No 2 Australian Field Ambulance, 15 February 1919, and transferred to No 20 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (influenza); placed on dangerously ill list, No 20 Casualty Clearing Station, 20 February 1919. Died of broncho-pneumonia, No 20 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 February 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PALMER Oscar |