Kete Horowhenua

Date of birth	16 April 1897
Date of death	02 September 1918
Mothers name	Annie
Spouses name	Unmarried
Mothers place of birth	Scotland
Mothers date of death	1956
Fathers name	Alfred E
Fathers place of birth	England
Fathers date of death	1956
Siblings	Elsie (b 14 April 1893), Alfred Edward (b 10 April 1895 d 1926), Doris (b 4 April 1899) Charles (b 27 June 1903), Annie Gilmore (d 1933) , Hilda Jane (b 1891), Ida May (b 1901), Lawrence Croft (b 1908), Leslie (b 1910)
Cause of death	Killed in action
Buried where	Bancourt British Cemetery. Plot 1, Row A. Grave 15
Awards	British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birth	Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation	Farm Hand
Place of death	In the Field, France
Date of arrival overseas	08 December 1917
Theatres of war	Western Europe
Place of embarkation	Wellington on TS 93
Surname	PALMER
War memorial	Levin, Weraroa Peace Gates, Foxton, Foxton School
Place enlisted	Levin
Christian names	Samuel John
Place of arrival overseas	Liverpool, England
School	Wadestown, Levin 29 August 1904 - ?
Wars	WW1
Service number	59709
Religion	C of E
Date enlisted	21 April 1917
Final rank	Private/Lance Corporal
Regiment or service	2nd Bn Otago Regiment NZEF
Embarkation date	13 October 1917
User reference	2.180

Samuel Palmer
NOK: Father, Mr AE Palmer, Weraroa, Levin.

Height: 5’ 8”. Weight: 150lb.

Hair: Brown. Eyes: Blue.

Complexion: Fair. Chest: 32½"-37".

Declared Age: 20 years.

Previous Military Training: C Coy 7th Regiment

Last Employer: N Kirkcaldie, Ohau, Levin

Brother Alfred was ‘called up’ in 1917.

Samuel is mentioned on his brother Alfred's headstone and his parents headstone at Tiro Tiro Road Cemetery, Levin.

Thankyou to Allan Palmer for sharing information and photos. Also to Lorraine Palmer for sending the photo of Samuel in uniform and his headstone

Any use of this item must be accompanied by the credit “Adopt an Anzac Project”

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