Life story: William Palmer | Lives of the First World War

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service British Army Private 6829 Royal Army Medical Corps Source:3377919

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Type	Name
First Names	William
Initials	W
Last Name	Palmer
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Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	6829	Royal Army Medical Corps		Private

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William Humphrey Palmer. 1895-1916

In Royal Army Medical Corp uniform.

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Display Cabinet No. 6 at RAMC Museum.

Display Cabinet 6 in RAMC Museum Aldershot. As a centre piece, the cabinet contains a framed montage of Will's Christmas Gifts and Christmas Card as given by Princess Mary Christmas 1914. Items in the frame were his pipe, a packet of cigarettes, a packet of tobacco, a cigarette tin, a picture of Princess Mary and Princess Mary's Christmas Card. All items, including his medals, the death plaque and his photo, were donated to the museum by his niece Mrs W.J.Few

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Will's medals.

Will's medals on display at the RAMC Museum.

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Newspaper clipping of Will Palmer's Death Notice.

Clipping contains two letters. One sent to his mother Topsy Dorcas Palmer from the Chaplain and the other sent to his brother John W H Palmer from his C.O.

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription	debbie2674

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William Humphrey Palmer. 1895-1916	Peter20193
Display Cabinet No. 6 at RAMC Museum.	Peter20193
Will's medals.	Peter20193
Newspaper clipping of Will Palmer's Death Notice.	Peter20193

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