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Record #21527
Name :
: James W H PACKER (1917 - )


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Q4 1917

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Holborn

Dec qtr, 1b 794, mmn MASON
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1929
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Berrima

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesOn April 26 1929, James W H Packer, 11, departed for Australia on board the Berrima, address given as Dr Barnardo's Homes, Stepney Causeway, W E 1, arriving in Sydney NSW in June 1929.

Possible marriage in 1940 in Tamworth NSW to Edith Vivian APPLEBY (reg 13208) as James William PACKER.

If so he enlisted in RAAF, WWII (NAA RecordSearch):
PACKER JAMES WILLIAM : Service Number - 421544 : Date of birth - 30 Nov 1917 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - SYDNEY : Next of Kin - PACKER EDITH

Edith died in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 2015 aged 96; known as Vivian, buried Lincoln Grove, Tamworth NSW. Possible death as William James PACKER (Bill) in Melbourne in 2003 aged 86. (Source: Ryerson Index). 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-13 09:19:42 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3232 PACKER, Arthur1893ENG, GLS, Westbury on Severn Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos KevinLaurence  
3231 PACKER, Edwin Leonard1891ENG, GLS, Westbury on Severn Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos KevinLaurence  
15569 PACKER, Frederick Albert1912ENG,     Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
21527 PACKER, James W H1917ENG, MDX, Holborn Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos