Basic Details
Surname
Palin
Forenames
H W B
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
(Harry) Henry William Bourne
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
This is the Great Uncle of Michael Palin, the former Monty Python and Broadcaster, whose biography of his Great Uncle ('Great Uncle Harry') was published in 2023 by Hutchinson Heinemann. It is the source of the extra information on this man. He is also listed on IWM 37903 and 108578.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Commonwealth Armed Forces
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
September
Day of death
27
Age at death
32
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action