George PALMER

Regimental number18846
OccupationMiner
Next of kinMother, Mrs Maria Palmer, 43 Home Street, Arch Hill, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 25 March 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 30), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Maria Palmer, 43 Home Street, Arch Hill, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 6

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