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    Lieutenant Arthur J. Palliser
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    Name : Arthur John Palliser
    Date of Birth : 2nd March 1890
    Place of Birth : Launceston, Tasmania
    Occupation : Motor Mechanic
    Date of Enlistment : 18th September 1914
    Place of Enlistment : Launceston, Tasmania
    Flying Unit : 8 Training Sqn AFC,
    4 Sqn AFC
    Previous Unit : Australian Army Service Corps
    Service : Australian Flying Corps
    Theatres : France
    AIF Rank : Lieutenant
    Awards :  
    Victories : 6 Aircraft and 1 Balloon
    Service Nickname :  
    AIF Fate : Killed In Action
    Date of AIF Fate : 4th November 1918
    Final Rank : Lieutenant
    Date of Death : 4th November 1918
    Place of Death : Anvaing, Belgium
    Cause of Death : K.I.A
    Notes : Possibly the victim of German Ace Karl Bolle, the AIF Nominal Roll has the 5th of November entered for Date of Fate. The combat with Jasta Bolecke took place on the 4th of November.







Palliser's Victory List
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    1918 - Camel

    16 Sept F1403 Fokker DVII DES Frelinghien
    5 October E7180 Balloon DES NE Quisnoy

    1918 - Snipe

    28 October E8064 Fokker DVII DES Ath
    28 October E8064 Fokker DVII DES Ath
    29 October E8064 Fokker DVII DES(F) NE Tournai
    29 October E8064 Fokker DVII DES NE Tournai
    29 October E8064 Fokker DVII OOC NE Tournai


    *. Victory information taken from "Above The Trenches : A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915 - 1920", Christopher Shores, Norman Franks and Russell Guest, 1990. More detail of the AFC ace victories are contained in the volume.





Palliser's Roll of Honour Card

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    Name : Arthur John Palliser
    Number :  
    Rank : Lieutenant
    Aircraft : Sopwith Snipe, E8064
    Squadron : 4 Squadron
    Unit : Australian Flying Corps
    Service : Army
    Conflict : 1914 - 1918
    Date of Death : 4th November 1918
    Place of Death : Shot down in an engagement with German Scouts of Jasta 2 "Boelcke".
    Cause of Death : Killed in Action
    Memorial Panel : 188
    Cemetery or Memorial Details : ANVAING CHURCHYARD, Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Hainaut, Belgium(2),(3),(4)
    Next of Kin : Son of Benjamin Dowling and Mary Palliser, of Fulton St., Ulverstone, Tasmania. Native of Launceston, Tasmania.
    Place of Enlistment : Adelaide, South Australia
    Native Place : Launceston, Tasmania
    Source : AWM 145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army. Missing information on card and additional information added by AFC Website
    Notes :
    		Possibly shot down by Rittmeister Karl Bolle of Jasta 2 "Boelcke".





    Lest We Forget.


    2. Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Card entry for Palliser's memorial location.
    3. Commonwealth War Graves Commision Commemerative Roll entry for Baker's memorial location.
    4.Description of the Belgium 367 Escanaffles Communal Cemetery Hainault from the Commonwealth War Graves Commision, "The village of Anvaing is located north-east of the town of Tournai on the N529. From the motorway E42, which runs between Mons and Lille, turn off onto the A8 at junction 33 and follow to the end. At the end of the A8 turn right onto the N60 direction Leuze. After a short distance, at the junction with the N529, turn left direction Frasnes -lez-Anvaing. Follow the N529 into the village and the church is in the centre on the left. The graves are located to the right of the church. A little North of the West end of the Church are buried "





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