Date of Birth
Unknown
College
Borough Road College
Job(s)
Franklin Street Council School, Deptford
Service number
5477
WW1 rank
Private
London Regiment, Prince of Wales’ Own Civil Service Rifles, 15th Battalion
Date of death
15 September 1916
Buried/memorial
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval (Grave/Memorial reference: IX. C. 7.)
Biography
Private Lancelot Palmer was son of Jonas and Emily Jane Palmer. He attended Borough Road College for two years where he was very academically involved. He passed, with credit, the advanced courses in English, History, Maths, French, and Latin, as well as passing music. He is listed as being destined for a school in Deptford. After leaving the college he enlisted into the 15th Battalion London Regiment, and was killed on 15 September 1916.
Sources
Entry on p.87 [Roll of Honour page], Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 1916 Annual Report