Australian Records - First Time Searching

[Waitabit]

Me again,

Graham Langford Palmer

death date: 1971

Prahran, Victoria

Parents:Jame, Jessie

abt 1930

checked these cemeteries which should cover that area but no luck for Graham or his Father.

https://smct.org.au/

How about this one?:
PALMER JAMES LONGMORE .-BRIND, WALL NICHE SINGLE, WALL BJ NICHE 273 CREMATED 29/06/1976

[christanel]

Bernard James Langford Palmer and Jessie Palmer were living at 67 Lubrook Avenue Caulfield Victoria in 1977.

[spison]

Oops! Sorry. I thought I was on a roll here but I just fell off the ball!
Jane

[christanel]

Could this be Jessie's death? Was Jessie alive when Roland's widow visited?
Jessie Palmer
age 69 at death in Victoria in 1978. Father Robert Duncan mother Unknown Annie

[Waitabit]

No you didn't, but I found a J....e Palmer & C...g L.......d Palmer at 152 Nepean Highway Balaclava. Perhaps children of? perhaps they had two addresses as in a business.
The above death may not be the right one as the name is not 'quite' right.
Keep on Jane, I haven't found them after 1977.

[christanel]

This likely to be the birth of Jessie who's death I gave in previous post. Whether she is the wife of Bernard....?
Jessie Duncan
Father Robt Comie Duncan
Mother Annie Fischer
Birth place St Kilda Victoria
Reg year 1908
Reg place Victoria
Reg no 36446

[judyg]

Bernard Palmer married Jessie Duncan in 1927 Reg No. 6166

Jessie died aged 69 in 1978 in Melbourne. She is recorded as the daughter of Robert Duncan and Annie Unknown. Reg No. 357

No sign of a death for Bernard prior to 1986 in Victoria.

Cheers
Judyg

[Tootles]

I just typed BERNARD JAMES LONGFORD PALMER into google and got the following result;

Lance Sergeant
BERNARD JAMES LONGFORD PALMER
VX30642
Service Australian Army
Date of Birth 8 April 1904
Place of Birth STANFORD, ENGLAND
Date of Enlistment 10 June 1940
Locality on Enlistment NORTH BRIGHTON, VIC
Place of Enlistment ROYAL PARK, VIC
Next of Kin PALMER, J
Date of Discharge 29 August 1945
Posting at Discharge 2/105 General Transport Company

Hope this helps

[judyg]

Bernard did die in West Australia

From the State Archives of Western Australia:

Item No. 1980/4047
Item Title PALMER, Bernard James Langford
Start Date -
End Date 31 Dec 1980
Consignment No. 5470
Digital Copy Sorry no digital copy is available for this record item

Record series containing this item 489 FILES - PROBATE DUTY

Cheers
Judyg

[racing girl]

Wow, look what happens when you wake the Aussies up!! Thank you all for your help, brilliant team work!

So his life currently looks a bit like this:

Born 8 APR 1904 in Stamford, Lincs to Ernest Langford Palmer and Henrietta Clark
Joined the Royal Navy.
Absconded in Australia prior to 1927.
Married Jessie Duncan in 1927 in ??. Jessie was born to Robt Comie Duncan and Annie Fischer in 1908 in St Kilda, VIC
Son Graham Langford Palmer bn about 1930 in Victoria - died 1971 in Victoria
A daughter was also born (may still be alive so no name)
Served in the Army from 1940 to 1945
Jessie died in Melbourne in 1978
Bernard died in Western Australia in 1980

That's about 300% more than I knew about him when I got up this morning!

Thanks again
Brenda