| Palmer | C E | | Captain | He was born 5 September 1870, at Amritsar, Punjab, India, son of Colonel R H Palmer, Bengal Staff Corps. He was educated at Charterhouse and Westward Ho! and entered the Royal Artillery, as a Second Lieutenant, 25 July 1890. He was promoted Lieutenant 25 July 1893, and Captain 9 February 1900. Captain Palmer was employed with the West African Frontier Force 23 November 1901 to 19 April 1907; served in West Africa (Liberia), 1905, during the operations of the Kissi Field Force, in command. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 23 February 1906]; received the Medal with clasp. He was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 23 February 1906]: "Cyril Eustace Palmer, Captain, Royal Artillery. In recognition of his services in command of the Kissi Field Force, Liberia, March to June 1905". He became Major 4 March 1908; was GSO2, Sierra Leone, 20 June 1908 to 19 June 1911, and was employed with the Egyptian Army 9 May 1912 to 16 July 1916. Major Palmer served during the European War, 1914-1918. He was Commandant, Artillery, and Director of Ordnance 29 December 1914 to 15 July 1916; was promoted Lieutenant Colonel 23 January 1915; became Temporary Brigadier General, 25 December 1917, Royal Artillery, 40th Division, British Armies in France. He was created a CMG in 1918, and a CB in 1919, and has the 2nd Class Order of the Nile. Brigadier General Palmer married, 5 August 1914, at Firle, Sussex, Nina Kathleen, daughter of Harry Scarlett, JP, and they had one daughter, Clarissa Mary.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Royal Artillery |
