Settlers of
ALGONQUIN HIGHLANDS
Russell Arlington Packard

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Name Russell Arlington Packard Birth 20 Nov 1922 Ontario, Canada Gender Male Military 12 Nov 1942 Overseas 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 Person ID I2133 Algonquin Highlands Settlers Last Modified 15 Sep 2022
Father James Warden Packard, b. 8 Nov 1893, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Nov 1969, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
(Age 76 years)
Mother Ellcie Rachelenia May Griffin, b. 08 Mar 1905, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada d. 1969 (Age 63 years)
Family ID F471 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Ross, b. 20 Jun 1921, Banchory, Scotland d. 10 Jul 2016, Forest, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
(Age 95 years)
Marriage 8 Oct 1945 Aberdeen, Scotland [1]
Children 1. Living 2. Living + 3. Living 4. William Andrew Packard, b. Abt 1963 d. 15 Sep 2002, Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 39 years)
Family ID F827 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Feb 2019
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Sources - [S60] Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group Resource Room files, War Brides Binder.
- [S60] Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group Resource Room files, War Brides Binder.