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PHILLIPS, Herbert Henry
| Service Number: | 7537 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Keswick, South Australia, 19 April 1899 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Black Smiths aprtce. |
| Died: | Adelaide South Australia, 6 August 1929, aged 30 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 1N, Site No: 13 |
| Memorials: | Plympton North Richmond Baptist Church Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7537, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7537, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne |
Herbert Henry Phillips
Herbert Phillips enlisted in Adelaide a few months before his 19th birthday. He was unmarried weighed 97 lbs (44 kg), stood 5'5" (165 cm) tall and had blue eyes light brown hair and a sallow complexion.
His unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Aeneas on 30 October 1917. Herbert was granted leave while serving overseas to attend Palmers shipbuilding and Iron Co in Hebburn on Tyne for three months.
After his return to Australia he married Edith May Wright in 1922. Herbert died aged only 30 it was buried at West Terrace Cemetery. His widow died on 25 March 1966 age 63 and is buried at Centennial Park Cemetery
Except from the book "A Picture of Fortitude". with approval from the Willunga Recreational Park.
Submitted 12 January 2023 by Peter Cates
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