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George Henry Packer

In memory of:

Private George Henry Packer

May 28, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

687536

Age:

39

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

"D" Coy. 72nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

August 28, 1877
Barbados

Enlistment:

December 20, 1915
Kelowna, British Columbia

Son of Lewis and Elizabeth S. Packer, of Belleville, Barbados, Antilles. Lived in O'Kanagan Mission, British Columbia, and was game warden at the time of enlistment. Born at Barbados, B.W.I.

Commemorated on Page 304 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. E. 12.

Location:

LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of George Henry Packer– Found on Ancestry.ca
  • Circumstances of death registers– Cause of death
  • Cemetery– La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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