Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Mont Noir Military Cemetery, St. Jans-Cappel | I. B. 5. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.131 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 35A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Frank and Abbe Packham, of Surbiton, Surrey; husband of Mabel E. Packham, of 66A, Denmark Villas, Hove Sussex.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers |
11th (Service) Battalion Formed at Codford in October 1914 as part of K3 and attached to 74th Brigade, 25th Division. Landed at Boulogne 25 September 1915. 12 August 1918 : disbanded in France. |
| Action : The Battles of the Lys |
9 April - 29 April 1918. As the first phase of the great German campaign of 1918 lost momentum and failed in its objective to split the British and French armies, subsidiary attacks were shift the balance of the attack and to seek opportunities to exploit other sectors. On the Lys the Germans initially enjoyed spectacular success against a Portuguese Division but the gap was soon plugged and the advance halted.
Detail :
52048, Lance Corporal Cyril Frank Packham, 11th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Formerly 128217, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Probate PACKHAM Cyril Frank of Keston Westville-road Surbiton Surrey a lance-corporal 11th battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers died on or since 9 April 1918 in France Probate London 6 September to Mabel Emma Packham widow and Frank Packham gentleman. Effects £2479 0s. 6d.
His portrait photograph can be found on Find-a-Grave.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Surbiton No. 2146 E.C. | Surrey |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
15th September 1908 | 20th October 1908 | 17th November 1908 |
He has 3 years of war service recorded in the contribution record followed by "Died (Date not known)."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley