PACKER, Fred
| Service Number: | 1126 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | West Green, Tottenham, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wood Green, Middlesex, England |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot II, Row R, Grave No. 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1126, 30th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1126, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1126, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 26 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 15th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Fred Packer had emigrated to Australia in about 1914. When he enlisted, he stated he served 8 years in the Royal Navy and had purchased a discharge from the Navy before emigrating to Australia. He was posted to the 5th Division Artillery in France and was severely wounded on the 30 December 1916. He died of wounds on News Years Day 1917, in the 14th Corps Main Dressing Station and was buried nearby.
His brother 30270 Lance Corporal Harry Packer 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers was killed in action in Belgium 29 April 1918, aged 24.
Another brother, 209272 Leading Seaman Leonard Frederick Packer Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Isonzo", drowned at sea 7 May 1918, aged 34 years.
They were the sons of William and Amanda Packer, of Wood Green, London.