PHILLIPS, Joseph Charles
| Service Number: | W68797 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Eganstown, Victoria, Australia, 13 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 10 September 1961, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W68797, 3 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W68797, 3 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lisa Hart
Born Joseph George Philpot in Eganstown, VIC in 1888, most of Joe's early life is unknown to his survivng relatives. To us, he was always known as Joseph Charles Phillips, or "Cossy".
What we do know is that he made his way to Western Australia, marrying Margaret Anne FORDHAM 14 May 1917 in Mt Barker, Margaret's hometown. They had four children-
Albert Charles Reginald (affectional known as "Reg") - 1918-1976
Joan Margaret ("Little Joan", unfortunately passed away at 6 months old) - 1921
Norman Joseph - 1922-2002
Keith - 1927-2024
Cossy was a butcher (like his father), and owned a butcher shop on Guildford Rd, Mt Lawley. His son Norman went into this family business after WW2 also.
In 1942 Cossy enlisted in WW2 in Perth, noting a false date of birth (22 Feb 1890), also mentioning he had previously served on a "hospital ship in previous war" - however I have not been able to find any record of service under either of his names. It is unknown if this was false information to hide his trail after changing his identity when he travelled from Vic to WA.
Cossy passed away in 1961, and is buried in the Phillips family plot in Karrakatta Cemetery, WA.