Rose Ann Palmer

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Biography

Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Rose Ann Palmer

Gender: Female

Date and Place of Birth: N/K

Date and Place of Death: N/K

Nationality: British.

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Occupation: Munitions Worker

Place of residence at Gretna: Garfield Street, Carlisle.

Job title at Gretna: Munitions worker

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Children: At least two children, including Katherine Kitty Palmer. Katherine also worked at H.M. Factory Gretna in World War One.

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Trivia / any other information:

A relative kindly took the time to share this information and the following photograph with us.

Four rows of woman sat or stood facing forward. This is a black and white photograph from the past, which has kindly been shared by her relatives.

Gladys Bramley Scott was her best friend of Rose Ann Palmer’s daughter and worked at H.M. Factory Gretna, as their relative kindly explained:

“Gladys’ best friend Katherine “Kitty” Palmer and her mother Rose Ann Palmer also worked at Gretna.

In the above photo, Kitty is in the third row from the front, first person on the left.The lady dressed in black beside her is her mother, Rose Ann Palmer. They lived on Garfield Street in Carlisle and commuted by train to Gretna.

After the war, Kitty married Gladys’ brother Sydney Alexander Scott in 1931. Rose Ann Palmer lived with her family in Garfield Street until her death at age 83. Kitty’s brother Alexander married Gladys’ sister Mollie.”

You can find Katherine “Kitty” Palmer’s online database entry here>

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