From the Museum

Collections in Focus: George Galsworthy Palmer

The REME Museum has recently acquired a large collection of items relating to George Galsworthy (GG) Palmer.

Photograph of the Drawing Office, 2 Base Workshops REME, c 1941-44, A:1960.0245.193

Born in 1913, GG Palmer studied at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in the 1930s and went on to become an art teacher whilst continuing to produce his own works. Although not originally serving with REME, Corporal GG

Early Sketch

Palmer began his service with the Army in September 1940 with the Royal Tank Regiment. He was initially posted to Egypt in 1942 where he was involved in the Battle of El Alamein. As a result of a head injury sustained during battle, he was later attached to ‘D Camp’, 2 Base Workshop REME, Middle East Forces (MEF) in 1944. 2 Base Workshop REME was located in Tel-El-Kebir, Egypt. The workshop was responsible for vehicle modification, particularly for desert conditions, and repair. Due to its location near the Suez Canal and Port Said, 2 Base Workshop worked on many of the vehicles arriving in Egypt. Whilst there, GG Palmer is thought to have worked as a draughtsman. History of the unit reveals that the Technical Records Branch, of