Rex Ian Palmer

1913 - 1943  (30 years)

• Name	Rex Ian Palmer
  Born	1913
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	RAAF
  Died	21 Apr 1943	Tunisia
  Buried	Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia
  Person ID	I597	Kelly / Grayer
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Jack Elphinstone Palmer,   b. 29 Oct 1886, Forbes, NSW, Australia ,   d. 23 Nov 1957  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Margaret Emma Weekes,   d. 6 Mar 1981, Grafton, NSW, Australia
  Married	1912
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norma Greenwood
  Married	1941	New Lambton, NSW, Australia
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2014
  Family ID	F212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sergeant (Electrical Fitter) Rex Ian PALMER, service number 21053, is buried at Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. Plot II, row F, grave 25. Age 30. Son of Jack Elphinstine Palmer and Margaret Emma Palmer. Husband of Norma Palmer, of New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia. On 24/1/43, No.3 Squadron acquired a Caproni Ca164 biplane at Castel Benito. Whilst attempting to start it on 20/4/43 the engine blew back, blowing burning petrol over Rex. Tom Russell and Bob Dent put the flames out with their hands, but Rex was badly burned and died at 1135 on 21/4/43 at 21 Medical Receiving Station.