James Edwin Palmer

Rank:SapperNumber:1188
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:428th Field Coy
Name of Rgt or Ship:Royal Engineers 42nd Div.
Died:03/09/1915Age:24
How Died:Killed in Action
Country of burial:GallipoliGrave Photo:No
Cemetery or Memorial:Pink Farm Cemetery
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Born during the March quarter 1891 in the Salford R.D. - ref: 8d/122, the
son of Isaac & Alice Ann Palmer (nee Duckworth).

1891 Census - 4 New Park Road, Salford.   Visitor - aged: 4 months - born:
Salford.   Also residing at this address was Isaac Palmer - Visitor - aged:
25 - occ: Painter - born: Salford.  Plus his wife - Annie Palmer - also a
visitor - aged: 20 - born: Salford.    The head of the household was -
James Palmer - Married - aged: 29 - occ: Labourer - born: Soham,
Cambridgeshire.  Also Mary J. Palmer - Wife - aged: 27 - born: Salford. 
Plus their two children.

1901 Census - 117 Pheobe Street, Salford.   Son - aged: 10 - born: Salford.
 Head of household - Isaac Palmer - Married - aged: 34 - occ: House Painter
(own account) - born: Soham, Cambridgeshire.  Also - Alice Ann Palmer -
Wife - aged: 30 - born: Oughty Bridge, Yorkshire.  Plus 3 younger
siblings.

1911 Census - 8 Bay Street, Hulme.   Son - aged: 20 - occ: House Painter
(worker) - born: Salford.   Head of household - Isaac Palmer - Married -
aged: 44 - occ: House Painter (worker) - born: Soham, Cambridgeshire.  Also
- Alice Ann Palmer - Wife - aged: 41 - born: Warncliffe, Yorkshire.  Plus 6
younger siblings.

MIC - States that he was drafted to (3) = Egypt on 25/09/1914.  Also that
he was awarded the 15 Star, the BWM & the VM.

1st/2nd (East Lancs) Field Company.

Memorials found on:
Royal Engineers HQ
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