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Russell Arlington Packard

Male 1922 - 2001  (78 years)


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  • Name Russell Arlington Packard 
    Birth 20 Nov 1922  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military 12 Nov 1942  Overseas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    C 38335 Enlisted for service with the Canadian Army on 12 November 1942. He joined the Canadian Armoured Corps and had the rank, Trooper. Tpr. Packard trained at Kingston, Brampton, and Camp Borden (Ont.) while in Canada. He was trained as a gunner and wireless operator. Tpr. Packard went overseas on 14 June 1943. After further training at Blackdown, England, he saw action against the enemy in Italy, Holland, and Germany. Tpr. Packard arrived home from overseas service on 21 November 1945. He was given his discharge from the active army on 5 December 1945. Prior to enlisting in the service of his country, Trooper Packard was employed in the lumbering industry of our north. He is welcomed back to the district. 
    Death 14 Apr 2001 
    Burial Maple Lake United Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2133  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2022 

    Father James Warden Packard,   b. 8 Nov 1893, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1969, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Ellcie Rachelenia May Griffin,   b. 08 Mar 1905, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1969 (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F471  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ross,   b. 20 Jun 1921, Banchory, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 2016, Forest, Lambton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 8 Oct 1945  Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
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     4. William Andrew Packard,   b. Abt 1963   d. 15 Sep 2002, Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 39 years)
    Family ID F827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2019 

  • Sources 
    1. [S60] Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group Resource Room files, War Brides Binder.