David Hunter Palmer

Forenames

David Hunter AWMM

Surname

Palmer AWMM

Also known as

Dave AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/593 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Birth

28 Feb 1893 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW1 C/o E.C. Beale, Waimauku, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 D. Palmer, Mangatawhiri, Pokeno, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
• 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/593 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Farm hand/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 8 or HMNZT 12 AWMM Vessel was Star of India or Waimana AWMM Trooper AWMM Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM Main Body AWMM

Medical notes

Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Corporal/Military AWMM
Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM

Son of David and Annie Palmer (née McMurtie). They were living at Pt Chevalier Road, Auckland, at the time of their son's death.

Brother of Trooper James Palmer 13/421, First World War.

Next of Kin: Mr D. Palmer, Darby St, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

13 May 1920 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Cemetery

Waikaraka Cemetery, 1 Alfred Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Area 2, Block W, Plot 90A AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21383540
  Further Reference
• The New Zealand Heritage List. War Memorial, Auckland Grammar School, Mountain Road, Epsom, Auckland.
  http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4472
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643031/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643031
  Further Reference
• Dan Millar and Madison Pine. Tuakeo Terongo. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: 8 January 2020.
  https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/tuakeo?lang=en-nz
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 561
• Information kindly provided by family
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 5: Includes portrait
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
• Nicol, C.G. (1921). The story of two campaigns: Official war history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson & Horton.