Ernest PALMER

Regimental number10/1035
Date of birth30 March 1885
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
Address155 Lowe Street, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.5
Height5' 10.25"
Next of kinMrs Mary Elizabeth Palmer, Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentGisborne
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 23 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Appointed Corporal, 12 May 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gunshot wound, right arm); admitted to HS 'Esmeraldos', 9 August 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 13 August 1914; transferred to No.2 Auxiliary Hospital, No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 14 August 1915; to Emergency Camp, Zeitoun, 14 September 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 17 November 1916.

Total war service: 2 years 92 days (of which 1 year 11 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death20 June 1968, Stratford
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21383545