Private Herbert Henry Palmer
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Palmer,
Herbert Henry
Date of birth: 1884-01-09
Place of birth: Essington Staffordshire England
Next of kin: Abigail Palmer, wife, Goderich, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Goderich P. O., Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-11-01
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Aulnoy Communal Cemetery, A.2. 11.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 654201
Highest Rank:
Private
(47th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 161st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 320006
LAC ID:
554395
Service file: B7548-S050
Uploader's Notes: Husband of Abigail Palmer, of Goderich Post Office, Ontario. CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action - While advancing with his section from East of Trith towards Valenciennes, he was hit by an enemy machine gun bullet and killed.
Uploader's Research notes: Memorial Plaque available on eBay June 2014. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 161st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-04