John PALMER

Regimental number69719
Place of birthKeswick, Cumberland, England
OccupationBushman
Next of kinSister, Mrs E Grinlinton, Woodville
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 35th Reinforcements, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Tofua on 2 March 1918
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 10 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialH.A.C. Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No 8), Ecoust-St Mein, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry L. and Maggie Palmer, Woodville, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 80, p. 12

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