230829 Sgt. Robert Palmer MM.British Army Northumberland Fusiliers Robert Palmer went to France with the Northumberland Fusiliers. He wasn't there long before he was wounded and sent home. A piece of shrapnel went through his front side and out the back, missing his ribs.
This soon healed and he was sent back to the front but this time with the East Yorkshire Regiment. He rose in the ranks, becoming a sergeant.
He received another wound but this time it was a bad one. A piece of shrapnel went in the front of his face on the bridge of his nose and exited at the back below his ear. It took the sight of his left eye, the roots of his teeth, some sweat glands and his sense of taste.
Another soldier carried him on his back to a dressing station. He
had a red label tied on him, which meant he was not expected to survive. However, he did, and landed up in Edinburgh.
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