PACKER, James Alphonsus
(Service number 44012)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 4 March 1894 | Place of Birth | Studholme |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 5 January 1917 | Age | |
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| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs P. Green (sister), Studholme Junction, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 23rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 2 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 18 April 1939 | Age | 45 |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | St Patrick's (Waimate) Memorial list (June 2015) | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Worth and Ann Packer nee O'Halloran. Married Hannah O'Connor 1925
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph database (May 2015); Archives New Zealand; New Zealand BDM Historical Records online; Waimate Cemetery records
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum); Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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