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Edward Albert Palmer

In memory of:

Sergeant Edward Albert Palmer

August 28, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

412830

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)

Division:

26th Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

June 30, 1894
Bermondsey, London, England

Son of Alfred and Clementina Palmer, of Etobicoke, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 481 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SUN QUARRY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

C. 24.

Location:

Cherisy is a village approximately 13 kilometres south-east of Arras. The Cemetery is 1.5 kilometres south-east of the village on the north-east side of the D38 road to Hendecourt. Cherisy village was captured by the Allied 18th Division on May 3, 1917, but lost the same night; and it remained in German hands until it was retaken by the Canadian Corps on August 27, 1918. The cemetery takes it name from a flint quarry, known to the British Army as Sun Quarry, located a short distance south-east of Cherisy. The Cemetery covers an area of 462 square metres and is enclosed by brick walls.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Sun Quarry Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Sun Quarry Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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