Derek Palmer (businessman) explained

Fred Derek Grove Palmer (1907 – 6 September 2001)^[1] was a British businessman from Faversham, Kent^[2] in the import/export trade resident in Chile.

Philately

In his spare time, Palmer was a philatelist, who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1977.^[1] He won a medal for his display "War of the Pacific" at Philympia 1970.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
3. "The Awards and a Round-up of Events at Philympia 1970", Gibbons Stamp Monthly, November 1970, p. 141.