James Sydney PHILLIPS

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Service Number:	1541
Enlisted:	26 November 1914, Enlisted in Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Swindon, England, 1881
Home Town:	Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Boilermaker
Died:	Springbank, South Australia, 22 December 1952, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Acacia A, Path AW, Grave 542A Interment right 6684 and expires 24 December 2040 3 other interments in the same grave Daisy May Olivia Phillips, Gwenth Ivy (7 July 1990), James Henry (12 December 2010)
Memorials:

26 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1541, Enlisted in Adelaide
19 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1541, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1541, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
13 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1541

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Address at the time of enlistment was Flora Terrace, Prospect SA

21 August 1916 - Wounded in action, severe gunshot wound to his right leg

12 August 1917 - AWOL - fined 21 days full pay

25 January 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Ceramic

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Residential address at the time of death was 15 Angus Street, Goodwood Park, South Australia

RSL Information

15 April 1919 - Joined RSL

2 June 1928 - Transferred to Unley Sub Branch

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