| Regimental number | 8/2694 |
| Address | Maraeroa |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs M Poukihi, Pukio, Kohatara, Featherston |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of burial | Portianos Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 208), Lemnos, Greece |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Name entered on CWGC site as William Edmund Palmer. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Died at Mudros of diesease contracted at Gallipoli. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth |