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PACKMAN, William Lumsden

Service Number:	9006
Enlisted:	24 September 1915, Enoggera, Queensland
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	4th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Glasgow, Scotland, 30 January 1895
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Camelon & Talkirk Schools, Scotland
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Died of wounds, Delville Wood, Somme, France, 15 November 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban Row I, Grave No. 27
Tree Plaque:	Yeronga Avenue of Honour
Memorials:	Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1, East Brisbane Mowbray Town Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Yeronga War Memorial

World War 1 Service

24 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9006, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enoggera, Queensland
16 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 9006, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
16 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 9006, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne
15 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-11-15

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