Vivian Charles Stanley PACKWOOD

Regimental number5381
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolAlbion Street Public School, Paddington, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAssistant hatter
Address13 Little Norton Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs E J Packwood, 13 Little Norton Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military service26th Infantry; Served as a Cadet in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date28 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"He was a lad loved by all who knew him."
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingMount st. Quentin, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, row A, Grave No. 32), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
89
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and E. PACKWOOD, 34 Marshall Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsNil.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal