Topic: AIF - 3B - 3 LHMGS
3rd LHMGS, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Roll of Honour
Alan Dexter Palmer
Alan Dexter Palmer's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Alan Dexter Palmer
Rank: Lieutenant [Lt]
Unit: 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 6 August 1916
Place of death: Romani Egypt
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Alan Dexter Palmer from The AIF Project:
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Draper |
| Address | Church Street, Mount Gambier |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Simmons Palmer, Church Street, Mount Gambier |
| Enlistment date | 6 June 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 14 September 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron |
| Fate | Died of wounds 6 August 1916 |
| Date of death | 6 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | not recorded, place of death Romani, Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mr W.S. PALMER, Jamestown, South Australia |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 3rd LHMGS, Roll of Honour, Alan Dexter Palmer
Posted by Project Leader
at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Sunday, 18 October 2009 6:06 PM EADT
