Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Walker William Palmer Died 22 September 1916 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 23/872 AWMM Also known asWalter AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWalker William AWMM SurnamePalmer AWMM Ingoa Also known asWalter AWMM Service numberWWI 23/872 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 26 Coyle Street, Edendale, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs F. Palmer, 26 Coyle Street, Edendale, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM CampaignBattle of the Somme AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 23/872 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 9 October 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 30 or HMNZT 31 or HMNZT 32 or HMNZT 33 or HMNZT 34 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo AWMM Rifleman AWMM C Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Walter Palmer was the son of Frances Palmer, of Mangawhare, Northern Wairoa, New Zealand.First name is Walker on Nominal Roll; Walter on Archway and CWGC. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death22 September 1916 AWMM Age 31 AWMM France, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France AWMM III. C. 40. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameMount Albert War Memorial Hall, 773 New North Road, Mount Albert Auckland 1025 AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Walker William Palmer by laying a poppy. Victor James Palmer Victor John Palmer Walker William Palmer Walter Cecil Palmer Walter Robert Palmer Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Walker William Palmer Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Periscope : unofficial mouthpiece of the 1st Battalion N.Z. Rifle Brigade (Earl… Library / Pictorial › publication At sea D526.2 PER Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21383643 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/427150/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/427150 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 561 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record