Percy George PALMER

Regimental number13/117
Date of birth13 January 1892
Place of birthFoxton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWeymouth, Manurewa
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21.9
Height5' 9"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Palmer, Manurewa
Previous military serviceServed in 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 3), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs M Palmer, 10 Suffolk Street, Newton Road, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Egypt to join the Medieterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 31 October 1915, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose Dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21383619

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