PHILP, Roslyn Foster Bowie
| Service Number: | 34640 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Double bay, New South Wales, 27 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | South Brisbane State School and Brisbane Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Judge's associate |
| Died: | Natural causes (cancer), Brisbane, Queensland, 19 March 1965, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 34640, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 34640, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 34640, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 4 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 34640, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , 2nd Passchendaele , Gassed | |
| 24 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 34640, 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Sir Roslyn Foster Bowie Philp (1895-1965), judge, was born on 27 July 1895 at Double Bay, Sydney, fourth of seven children of James Alexander Philp, a Scottish-born journalist, and his wife Ellen, née Kilgour, who came from New Zealand. 'Ross' was educated at South Brisbane State School and (on scholarships) at Brisbane Grammar School where he passed the senior public examination. With a helping hand from (Sir) James Blair, he was appointed a clerk in the Queensland Department of Justice on 16 March 1914. He spent one year as associate to Justice (W. A. B.) Shand at Townsville before enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force on 30 September 1916. At St Alban's Anglican Church, Leura, New South Wales, on 7 March 1917 he married Marjorie Alice Hewson ('Peggy') Ferrier.
In June 1917 Philp sailed for England. Four months later he was sent to the Western Front as a gunner in the 12th Army Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. Gassed on 4 November at Ypres, Belgium, he was treated locally and admitted to hospital in England. As a result of the gassing he suffered a recurrent condition known as 'effort syndrome'. He remained in Britain until February 1919, then returned to Brisbane and was discharged from the A.I.F. on 24 April 1919. Resuming his career in the Department of Justice, he studied for the Barristers' Board examinations and was admitted to the Bar on 17 July 1923. That year he was appointed legal-assistant and assistant crown solicitor..." - READ MORE LINK (adb.anu.edu.au)
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