| Accession Number | P09291.451 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c February 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 4489 Private (Pte) John Adolph Packendorff, 27th Battalion. A driver from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4489 Private (Pte) John Adolph Packendorff, 27th Battalion. A driver from Norwood, South Australia, he embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 25 March 1916 aboard HMAT Shropshire (A9) for England. Following training in England he proceeded to France and was transferred to the 32nd Battalion on the Western Front near Strazeele. He was hospitalised from mid-December 1916 until late April 1917. Pte Packendorff was appointed Lance Corporal (L Cpl) on 10 December 1917. L Cpl Packendorff was wounded in action near Warneton on 10 February 1918 and was evacuated to England for treatment and recuperation before rejoining his battalion in late May 1918. L Cpl Packendorff was wounded in action on the second occasion near Amiens, France, on 16 June 1918 and died of these wounds later that day in No 15 Australian Field Ambulance. He was aged 27 years.