Corporal Joseph Hilaire Pamphile Packwood
Accident in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
R/159513
Cause of Death (in war):
Accident
Branch:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Regiment:
Air Force
Battalion:
No. 10 Construction and Maintenance Unit
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Montreal, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
27 years 3 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
29 years 11 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
29 years 11 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Carpenter
Next of Kin:
Son of Regis and Marie Packwood, of Montreal; husband of Marguerite Packwood, Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
6877 Monk Blvd., Montreal, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 8.0 in / 173 cm
Weight:
165 lbs / 75 kg
Chest:
37.0 in / 94 cm
Expansion:
1.5 in / 4 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
958 days in service
Buried at:
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Corporal |
Air Force |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
No. 10 Construction and Maintenance Unit |
|
|
|
| 10 C.M.U. Edmonton |
Notes
Fluent in French and English
Died at Mile 545 on the Alaska Highway, British Columbia due to an accident (overturning of Jeep)
Frontal skull fracture and multiple internal injuries
Name on death certificateis is John P. Packwood, listed as Dead on Arrival
Additional Service Notes
Died in a motor accident, accidental Jeep overturning in British Columbia