Captain

Jacob Hope Primmer

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Jacob and Jessie Primmer, of Dunfermline, Scotland; husband of Melaine S. Primmer, of 6, Granville Terrace, Belleknowes, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Name:
Jacob Hope Primmer
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
12 March 1885
Place of Birth:
Rose Mount Cottage, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Next of Kin: 
Melanie Primmer (wife), Ellangowan North Street, Palmerston North
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
27 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Ellangowan North Street, Palmerston North
Place of Enlistment: 
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Veterinary Surgeon
Employer:
NZ Government, Palmerston North
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
12 June 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 3-12
Vessel:
Unknown Transport
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. D. 25.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Jacob Hope Primmer
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