- ^ Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club. "Bert Palmer". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
| Birth name | Bertram Pitt Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 November 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mosstown, Wanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 September 1932 (aged 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bertram Pitt Palmer (14 November 1901 – 4 September 1932) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker and prop, Palmer represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1928 to 1932. He played 18 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. He died on 4 September 1932, a day after suffering a broken neck in an Auckland club rugby match.[1]