Rear Admiral George Palmer (1829 to 1917
Lived at 79 Central Hill in 1901 aged 71 with his wife Ellen aged 70
His naval career extended over many years. He entered the Royal Navy in 1845 and retired in 1873. He served in the West Indies, the Pacific, the Mediterranean and the Stations. His last posting was as commander of H.M. Rosario on the Australian Station and was promoted to the post of Captain in 1870 for his services in connection with the suppression of the traffic and received thanks from the Australian Parliament. He also served in the Crimean War and was severely wounded in Petropaulovski for which he received a pension for his wounds. See details of his naval career below
Naval Career of Rear Admiral George Palmer
| Date | Rank |
| 1845 | Entered Navy |
| 3 May 1853 | Lieutenant |
| 24 June 1862 | Commander |
| 4 April 1870 | Captain |
| 1 October 1873 | Retired Captain |
| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 6 August 1853 | Lieutenant in President, commanded by Richard Burridge, flagship of Rear-Admiral David Price, Pacific, including the attack by the Anglo-French squadron on Petropaulovski on 4 September 1854 during the Russian war, in which he was severely injured
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| 9 November 1854 | Lieutenant in Amphitrite, commanded by Richard Burridge, Pacific
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| 17 September 1855 | 12 May 1858 | Lieutenant in Monarch (until paying off at Sheerness), commanded by George Edwin Patey, flagship of Rear-Admiral Henry William Bruce, Pacific
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| 22 September 1858 | 24 January 1859 | Lieutenant in Edinburgh, commanded by Edward John Carpenter, Coast Guard, Leith
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| 24 January 1859 | Lieutenant in Edinburgh, commanded by Edwin Claton Tennyson D’Eyncourt, Coast Guard, Leith
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| 12 July 1861 | Lieutenant Commander in Procris, Gibraltar
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| 19 January 1865 | Coast Guard, Inspecting officer, Ramsgate
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| 4 October 1867 | 8 April 1870 | Commander in Rosario, Australia
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He was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and author of several books ‘Kidnapping in the South Seas’ and the ‘The Migration from Shinar’. He was very musical and composed sacred songs. He was also a talented artist of water-colour sketches. He was deeply interested in all Evangelical work and in many Missions and Societies which he assisted in various ways. He lived in Bexhill on Sea for ten years and married Ellen Douglas, daughter of Mr James Douglas of Cavers.
Citations
(Death of Rear Admiral George Palmer, 1917)
(George Palmer R. N., n.d.)