Corporal

David Hunter Palmer

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of David and Annie Palmer (nee McMurtrie), of Point Chevalier Rd., Auckland. Born at Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay. Served at Gallipoli and in Egypt.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
13/593
Name:
David Hunter Palmer
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
D. Palmer, Mangatawhiri, Pokeno, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o E.C. Beale, Waimauku, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
13 May 1920
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Area 2, Block W, Grave 90A.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
David Hunter Palmer
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