PHILLIPS, Herbert Edward
| Service Number: | 1696 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dungog, New South Wales, 21 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Dungog, Dungog, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Newcastle, New South Wales, 11 September 1958, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW Plot: Anglican 3, Sec 201, Grave No. 54 |
| Memorials: | Dungog Christ Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1696, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 17 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1696, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1696, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Brisbane | |
| 12 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1696, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1696, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (leg) | |
| 21 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1696, 26th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound (right elbow) | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1696, 26th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'Born at Dungog in New South Wales, Herbert was a labourer, 25 years old, when he enlisted in Brisbane on May 22, 1915. He left Brisbane on August 17 on the HMAT Shropshire, bound for the Middle East, with the 2nd reinforcements of the 26th Battalion.
On October 12, 1915, Herbert landed at Gallipoli, joining the men of the 26th Battalion who had arrived in September. The last allied offensive had been launched in August and, by the time Herbert arrived on the Gallipoli peninsula two months later, his battalion’s main role was defending its positions.
Just nine days after arriving at Anzac Cove, Herbert was struck down with measles. He was treated at the 7th Field Ambulance for 11 days before rejoining his unit.
The 26th Battalion was evacuated from Gallipoli on December 12 and on January 9, 1916, Herbert arrived at Alexandria having returned to Egypt via Mudros.
On March 15, as part of the British Expeditionary Force, Herbert left Alexandria for France, arriving at Marseilles on March 31. The battalion was part of the first trench raid by Australian troops on the Western Front on June 6.' READ MORE (canungraansweredthecall.org.au)
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