PHILLIPS, Arthur Egbert
| Service Number: | 4868 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 15 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4868, Depot Battalion | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4868, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4868, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 4868, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4868 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Son of Charles and Margaret Phillips.
Arthur Phillips was a son of the former headmaster at the Northcote State School (1401). The father Charles Phillips, also died in 1916.
Arthur Phillips was one of those posted missing on 19 July 1916 and was confirmed as Killed In Action by A.I.F. Headquarters on the following New Year's Day. Neither his body or any grave was ever located.
The three free photographs of servicemen's graves (in his case, a memorial cross) went to his eldest brother (ex Staff Sergeant) Vincent Phillips then in Windsor (who also returned the circular for his two brothers) with a note attached to the distribution slip …
"... Mr. Vincent Phillips is deceased's brother and has specially requested that the photographs be forwarded to him as his mother is under the impression that Private Phillips has a registered grave and it is not not considered advisable to inform her of the exact position".
Another brother, 5744 Lance-Corporal Mervyn Hugh Phillips, 46th Battalion AIF died of wounds at Messines, France on 10 June, 1917.
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