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PHIPPS, Walter James Flower
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX35063 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia, 31 January 1908 |
| Home Town: | Moss Vale, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Veterinary Surgeon |
| Died: | 5 November 1988, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Moss Vale WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted NX35063, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment | |
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| 29 Dec 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, NX35063, 2nd/3rd Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Disembarked in the Middle East. | |
| 15 Apr 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, 2nd/3rd Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 28 May 1941: | Imprisoned Reported Prisoner of War. | |
| 13 Apr 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, NX35063, Arrived in the UK. | |
| 18 Jun 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, NX35063, Embarked from the United Kingdom for Australia. | |
| 24 Aug 1945: | Discharged NX35063, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
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