Sergeant Arthur Cecil Packham
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Packham,
Arthur Cecil
Date of birth: 1890-03-09
Place of birth: Brighton Sussex England
Next of kin: Alice Packham, wife. 129 Vaughan Road, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Bookkeeper
Occupation (normalized): Bookkeeper, General
Address:
129 Vaughan Road, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-12-25
Cause of death:
Died of illness
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 285399
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
Rank detail
- Sergeant (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 369683
LAC ID:
554171
Service file: B7529-S015
Uploader's Notes:
Husband of Alice Packham of 25 Grecian Rd., Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
A photo of Sergt. Packham appeared in the Toronto Star on December 24, 1917 with information indicating that he was admitted to the Military Hospital, Endell Street, London, on December 19th as seriously ill suffering from double pneumonia. Packham's wife was at 68 Ascot Avenue in Toronto had received a telegram with this information. Packham had gone overseas with the 220th, and was later transferred. Another newspaper item on December 31, 1917 saying that Packham had died.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 220th Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Army Pay Corps No. 1 Detachment ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-07-24