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Palliser was born in West Hartlepool on January 11 1919 and educated at Brougham School there and later a Technical School. He joined the RAFVR in June 1939 as an Airman u/t Pilot (751910) and did some flying at 32 E&RFTS before being called to full-time service at the outbreak of war.
Palliser was posted to 3 ITW, Hastings, moved to II EFTS, Perth on December 5 and went to 6 FTS, Little Rissington in April 1940. After converting to Hurricanes at 6 OTU, Sutton Bridge in July, Palliser joined 17 Squadron at Debden on August 3. He moved to 43 Squadron at Tangmere on the 18th and joined 249 Squadron at North Weald on September 14.
Palliser shared in destroying a Do 17 on the 15th, damaged a Do 17 on the 21st, destroyed two Bf 110s on the 27th, damaged a Do 17 on October 21 and destroyed a Bf 109 on November 7. He was shot down on December 5 by Bf 109s after a long patrol and crashed with no fuel left. On February 4 1941 Palliser shared a Bf 110 and on the l0th shared in probably destruction of a Bf 109. Commissioned in April 1941, he embarked with 249 Squadron on HMS Furious on May 10 and sailed for Gibraltar, where it transferred to HMS Ark Royal. The Hurricanes flew off on the 21st to Ta Kali, Malta.
During the night of June 7/8 Palliser shared in the probable destruction of a SM 79, on the 12th shared a Z 506B, on the 18th shared a Mc 200, on the 19th he shared a SM 81, on December 20 destroyed a Ju 88 and damaged a Bf 109 and on the 24th he shared in destroying two Ju 88s. On January 8 1942 Palliser joined 605 Squadron at Hal Far, as a Flight Commander. He was awarded the DFC (30.1.42) and posted from Malta on February 26, arriving at 25 Air School, Standerton, South Africa on March 28, to be an instructor.
Palliser was posted to 62 CFS, Bloemfontein on July 17, to 2 EFTS, Randfontein on October 19 and then to 4 EFTS, Benoni on September 27 1943. He was admitted to Baragwanath Military Hospital in Johannesburg on January 21 1944 and remained there until leaving for the UK on May 24.
From September 2 1944 Palliser instructed at 15 EFTS, Carlisle. He moved to 10 FTS, Woodley on September 19 1945, instructed there until March 16 1946, going then to CFS, South Cerney. In October Palliser was posted to instruct at the flying school at Heany, Southern Rodesia. In October 1947 Palliser left the RAF and settled with his family in South Africa, moving later to Australia.
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