NOTHROP, Phillip Dennis
| Service Number: | 3532 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Don, Tasmania, Australia, 2 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Don, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Don State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Egypt, 15 January 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave No. 259 |
| Memorials: | Devonport Cenotaph, Don Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3532, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3532, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3532, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 4 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Phiillip Dennis NOTHROP was born in Don in Tasmana in 1897
His parents were Walter Francis NOTHROP & Ellen Raby (Nellie) HEPBURN
He died from TB in the No. 1 Australian General Hospital in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Vicki Purnell
After having enlisted a few days earlier, a group of five young men departed Devonport on Tuesday, 3 August 1915, by train en route to the Claremont Training Camp on what they no doubt thought was going to be an adventure of a lifetime.
Those young men, all teenagers, included Alwyn Field, Wallace Chapman and Phil Nothrop. Alwyn, Wallace and Phillip initially were part of the 11th Reinforcements of the 12th Battalion. The three boys would not return home from World War 1.
Pte Phillip Dennis Roy Nothrop Hepburn was born on 2 February 1897, the eldest of 11 children to Walter and Ellen (Nellie) Nothrop of Don. His father Walter was a carter, and Phillip was a labourer at the time of his enlistment.
As a young lad it appears that Phillip was very much involved in the army cadets. He was made a sergeant in the cadets in August 1914 and a 2nd Lieutenant in May 1915 and so it would come as no surprise to his family that he enlisted as soon as he was eligible. He officially enlisted on 4 August 1915 after arriving in Claremont. His service number was 3532, he was 18 years and 6 months old and entered with the rank of Corporal. He was a tall lad standing at 5 feet 10 inches tall with dark brown hair and brown eyes.
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