John
Reynolds
Palmer
Born in Gibraltar
Ancestors 
Son of Reynolds Palmer
and Constance Grace (Collins) Palmer
Brother of
Constance Grace (Palmer) Gallwey, Frances Sophia (Palmer) West, William George Palmer and Cadwallader Edwards Johnson Palmer
Husband of
Elizaberh (O'Connell) Palmer
— married
19 May 1846 in Mauritius
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Mary (Palmer) Horn
Died
at age 40
in Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Oct 2020
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John was born in 1820. He was the son of Reynolds Palmer and Constance Collins. John Palmer joined the British Army on 01 May 1842, and was commissioned Lieutenant on 06 January 1846. With the 12th Regiment. John Palmer and his wife sailed to Victoria on the Empress Eugene arriving on 03 November 1854. John Palmer served during the Kaffir Wars in South Africa and was awarded the South African Medal in 1853. John Palmer was promoted to Captain on 26 August 1854. The 12th (East Sussex) Regiment was involved in the Eureka rebellion. It seems that for what ever reason, John was not. He passed away in 1861.
Sources
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLGY-5KSP
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179864674/john-reynolds-palmer
- https://eurekapedia.org/John_Reynolds_Palmer
- https://eurekapedia.org/Empress_Eugene
- http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~twelthregiment/military/12th_Regiment_All_Soldiers_Details.pdf
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