PHILLIPS, Herbert Peter
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 11 May 1875 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Boys Central School and Rocklea State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 July 1931, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: |
Balmoral Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1917: | Honoured Military Cross | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 3rd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 1 Aug 1918: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order | |
| 8 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged in England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...Captain Herbert Peter Phillips, 3rd Pioneer Battalion. An engineer from Brisbane, Qld prior to enlistment, Capt Phillips embarked with C Company from Melbourne on HMAT Wandilla on 6 June 1916. Later promoted to Major he was Mentioned in Despatches on two separate occasions and was also awarded the Military Cross, the Distinguished Service Order and the French Croix de Guerre. At the completion of the war he applied for discharge in England and this was granted on 7 December 1919. He later returned to Australia via the United States where he had gone to study engineering techniques..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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