| Regimental number | 4837 |
| Place of birth | Hayward Park, England |
| School | Possibly Pickering State School, South Australia |
| Other training | Nil. |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Pickering, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Edwin Packer, Pickering, Yorke's Peninsula, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row Q, Grave No. 5), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 146 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Lydia PACKER, Pickering, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |