Palmer, David Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | David Charles |
Surname | Palmer |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Arthur and Mary Elizabeth Palmer, of New Kingston, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME388 |
Markings | TC-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 30. E. 1-7. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE FOR LOVED ONES IN AUSTRALIA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 437202 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Dessau- jet engine factory supplying Junkers |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |