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Thomas Richard Palmer

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Portrait of Flying Officer Thomas Richard Palmer, Auckland Weekly News, 29 August 1945. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19450829-26-48. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Flying Officer Thomas Richard Palmer, Auckland Weekly News, 29 August 1945. Auckland Lib …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Richard AWMM
  • Surname
    Palmer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 413466 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 January 1914 Hanson Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Hanson
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
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Service

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Served as a Navigator. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    19 November 1970 Hanson
    Age 56 AWMM
    Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui Hanson
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  • Cemetery
    Plot 27, RSA Block, Foxton Cemetery, Foxton AWMM
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Memorials

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Sources

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    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM

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