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| Husband: | Robert Thomas PALMER (1914-1999) | |
| Wife: | Bertha POGREBINSKY (1915-1995) | |
| Marriage | 1940 | Mar Qtr, Marylebone. London |
Robert Thomas PALMER, Bobby PALMER (2)
| Name: | Robert Thomas PALMER | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Thomas (Pedlar) PALMER (1876-1949) | |
| Mother: | Rebecca HALL (1876-1955) | |
| Birth | 21 Oct 1914 | Bow, London |
| 104 Coborn Road | ||
| Death | 26 Jan 1999 (age 84) | Hove, East Sussex |
| Cause: 1(a) Sigmoid volvulas. 11. Ischaemic heart disease, Alzheimer's disease Address: Grosvenor Lodge Rest Home, 40 Old Shoreham Road After post mortem without inquest |
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| Occupation | Wrestler/Film Stunt man | |
| Cremation | Woodvale Crematorium | |
| Brighton, East Sussex Remains placed with wife in Hove Cemetery,(North), Jewish Section |
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Bertha POGREBINSKY, Bertha PALMER
| Name: | Bertha POGREBINSKY | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Harris POGREBINSKY (1877-1946) | |
| Mother: | Dora STEINBERG (1888-1944) | |
| Birth | 3 Sep 1915 | London |
| Death | 2 Apr 1995 (age 79) | Hove East Sussex |
| Occupation | Millinary worker | |
| Cremation | Downs Crematorium | |
| Brighton, East Sussex Remains placed Hove Cemetery (North), Jewish Section |
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1921 census living a1 British Street, Poplar, London with Mother and father Thomas Palmer and half siblings all with surname wrongly given as PALMER. June 1936 joined as a steward on The Orient Line passenger ship, the Orford. This ship led the line of merchant ships at the ceremonial opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. Built by Vickers Amstrong at Barrow in 1928, the Orford was bombed and beached at Marseilles while evacuating troops from France in 1940. In 1947 the Orford was refloated and scrapped.
Bobby jumped ship abroad and returned by 1937 and obtained a licence as a boxing timekeeper.
Wrestler when young, Enlisted at Uxbridge joining R.A.F. 7th Sep 1939 during W.W.2 and became Sargent P.T.Iinstructer. No. 901957 in 907/8 Sdg based at Tangmere. Later film stunt man e.g 'Room at the Top' and TV wrestling referee. Owned Antique buisness. Before retirement was car delivery manager for Alan Day Ltd of London. No children.
1921 and 1939 Register living with parents at 111 Cleveland Street , St Marylebone, London, under the surname Harris.