ALFRED EDWARD DENNIS PALMER
Alfred Edward Dennis Palmer was born 25 November 1898 in Frampton on Severn, the son of Alfred Edward Palmer, a Prudential Agent, and his wife Edith Caroline nee Browning. He was baptised at St Mary's, Woodchester on 5 February 1899.
His mother's family had long connections with Woodchester - she was a daughter of Shadrach.
By 1911, the family were living at Mill Cottages, near Woodchester Mill and Alfred was at school. By 1918 he was a Fitter and Turner. He was 5 feet 2 inches tall with light hair and blue eyes.
He joined the Royal Navy as Armourer's Crew in Portsmouth on 5 March 1918, spending 4 months on HMS Excellent, the Royal Navy's main gunnery training establishment. On 2 July he was posted to HMS Iron Duke.
He died of pneumonia, possibly a victim of the influenza epidemic, aged 20, 4 November 1918 at the Royal Naval Hospital, South Queensferry, Scotland and was buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Woodchester.
Medals Victory and British War
Background
There's not a lot of information about HMS Iron Duke in 1918.
She was fitted with flying off platforms on her "B" and "Q" turrets.
In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, Iron reloaded a submerged tube in one minute fifty-four seconds, and fired the second shot after a further delay of six seconds. With the other tube, she took two minutes fifteen seconds to reload and 45 further seconds to fire.
At some point between 2 July and 4 November, she must have entered a 'theatre of war' somewhere.
His mother's family had long connections with Woodchester - she was a daughter of Shadrach.
By 1911, the family were living at Mill Cottages, near Woodchester Mill and Alfred was at school. By 1918 he was a Fitter and Turner. He was 5 feet 2 inches tall with light hair and blue eyes.
He joined the Royal Navy as Armourer's Crew in Portsmouth on 5 March 1918, spending 4 months on HMS Excellent, the Royal Navy's main gunnery training establishment. On 2 July he was posted to HMS Iron Duke.
He died of pneumonia, possibly a victim of the influenza epidemic, aged 20, 4 November 1918 at the Royal Naval Hospital, South Queensferry, Scotland and was buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Woodchester.
Medals Victory and British War
Background
There's not a lot of information about HMS Iron Duke in 1918.
She was fitted with flying off platforms on her "B" and "Q" turrets.
In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, Iron reloaded a submerged tube in one minute fifty-four seconds, and fired the second shot after a further delay of six seconds. With the other tube, she took two minutes fifteen seconds to reload and 45 further seconds to fire.
At some point between 2 July and 4 November, she must have entered a 'theatre of war' somewhere.