| Accession Number | P09786.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Dovey, Walter J |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Dorset, Weymouth |
| Date made | c August - December 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 900 Private (Pte) Ernest Charles Rodber Palmer, 13th Battalion. A mail driver ...
Description
Studio portrait of 900 Private (Pte) Ernest Charles Rodber Palmer, 13th Battalion. A mail driver from Wymah, NSW, Pte Palmer embarked with the 13th Battalion, H Company, on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38). Pte Palmer served with his unit at Gallipoli where he was wounded by enemy fire at Australia Valley in August 1915 and evacuated to England. In January 1916, having recovered from his wounds he rejoined the 13th Battalion and was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal, receiving later that year an appointment as a Corporal (Cpl) when the unit was posted to France. Cpl Palmer was killed in action on 12 August 1916 at Pozieres, France. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France.