Alfred Brian Palmer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Brian Palmer

Australian sailor and British navy officer

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1899

Place of Birth: Redfern, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1993

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alfred Brian Palmer MBE, DSC (27 March 1899 Redfern, New South Wales – 4 July 1993 Clearwater, Florida) was a Royal Navy Reserve captain and near the end of his career was the commander of the shore base HMS Furneaux in Brisbane.
He is known for his bravery in breaking the German blockade of Tobruk in the Second World War with his small schooner Maria Giovanni.
During the Second World War he was wounded several times and finally taken prisoner by the Germans, from whom he attempted numerous escapes.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 1941 for "courage, skill and devotion to duty in operations off the Libyan coast", and made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1944.