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William Lawrence Packer

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Lawrence AWMM
  • Surname
    Packer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Fred Public - Ross - Other Relative - 4 August 2015 - Fred short for Frederick
    • Bill [Not Fred] Public - Ross - Other relative - 19 September 2015 - Family Papers.
  • Service number
    WWI 79156 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 February 1898 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    10 February 1898 Public - Ross - Other Relative - 4 August 2015 - Birth Certificate
  • Place of birth
    Waipukurau Hawke Bay New Zealand Public - Ross - Other Relative - 4 August 2015 - Birth certificate
  • Birth notes
    Birth Certificate Public - Ross - Other Relative - 4 August 2015 - Birth certificate
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 1 May 1918 AWMM Marlborough St., Waipukurau AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mr Arthur Henry Packer (Father), Post Office, Waipukurau, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    11 February 1918 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 79156 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 1 May 1918 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Clerk AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW1 Private AWMM

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    29 May1972 Public - Ross - Other relative - 19 September 2015 - Cemetery Records.
  • Age at death
    74 yrs Public - Ross - Other relative - 19 September 2015 - Cemetery Records.
  • Place of death
    Karori, Wellington, New Zealand. Public - Ross - Other relative - 19 September 2015 - Cemetery Records.
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand. Public - Ross - Other relative - 19 September 2015 - Cemetery Records.
  • Grave reference
    Rose Garden, Garden 16, Plot 27. Public - Ross - Other relative - 19 September 2015 - Cemetery Records.
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  • William Lawrence Packer Died 29 May 1972, Karori , Wellington. Buried Karori Cemetery,, Rose Garden,, Garden 16,, Plot 27
    Public - Ross - Other Relative - 4 August 2015
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19 September 2015RossBulls NZ658Other relative

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