This plaque tells the story of the death of Harry Thomas Palmer during the First World War. He contracted pneumonia and died on the hospital ship "Gascon" on 15 July 1915 and was buried at sea.
Creator: Leanne Hickman
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 21, 2018
Margaret Palmer was the wife of Harry Thomas Palmer who died of pneumonia in the First World War.
Creator: Leanne Hickman
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 8, 1919
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and milit...
Creator: Evan Greensides
Place: Andrew Street, Palmerston North
Date: November 11, 2017
This grave of Margaret Palmer in Terrace End also bears a memorial to her husband Harry Thomas Palmer how died of pneumonia on the hospital ship "Gascon" and was buried at sea. This grave was recently restored as it had been unreadable. &...
Creator: Leanne Hickman
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 4, 2019
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and milit...
Creator: Evan Greensides
Place: Hinton Place, Palmerston North
Date: November 11, 2017