The Packard Memorial

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This memorial was painted by Miss Sylvia Packard, the daughter of Sir Edward Packard and sister to Charles Turner Packard, and hung in the office of Fisons Ltd, in Papermill Lane until it closed in 2005. It was rescued from destruction by an ex-employee, and member of the Bramford Local History Group, and now hangs in Bramford Church. It commemorates employees of the factory who died in the First World War and records the names of other men who served.
There are a total of 116 names recorded, 21 of which died. As might be expected many of these men lived in Bramford but research has found that some came from further afield and were employed at other sites run by Packards. Of the 21 casualties 12 are also recorded on the village memorial.
The remaining nine Edward Packard & Co employees who died are the subject of the following pages.
It is hoped that more information may come to light about them and we would be pleased to hear from any family or military historians with additional information or, indeed, any corrections.

See a list of all the names and, in addition, a list of all the names of the men who served and survived during The Great War with some of their details.

Detailed images of the men on the memorial are shown below