Who Was Artist Herbert Harold Palliser?

He was born the son of W. & Joyce V. R. Palliser. Herbert left school at the age of 14 to take up an Electrical

apprentice and later joined the Royal Navy, which was the start of his love affair with the sea and all things nautical; if the truth be known, he was a bit of a pirate at heart.

He served in the Royal Navy for seven and a half years, much of the time in the Fleet Air Arm, giving him the opportunity to fly. When he left the service, he became an engineer with British Aircraft Corporation in Stevenage. He worked for British Aerospace until he retired at the age of fifty. After his death, it has now transpired that he was also working covertly for the British government, especially during the Falklands War and most recently the Iraq War. He then moved to Norfolk. Even though retired, he was a volunteer for many years with Hemsby Inshore Lifeboat; until he became ill, he continued to be a member until his death.

Through his life he practiced his talents for art & crafts, perfecting the art of antique gun making, creating flintlock pistols that even fooled experts, and model ship making on a grand scale, but he excelled in his painting. His paintings have always been sort. After, I hope that they give you as much pleasure as they have given me over the years. Sadly, he lost his battle with a long illness on the 30/12/10 and is buried in the churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Hemsby. The church is located near the centre of the village of Hemsby & dedicated to Mary the Mother of Our Lord