Douglas George PHILLIPS MC

PHILLIPS, Douglas George

    Service Number: 3449
    Enlisted: 14 July 1915, Bendigo
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia, 1897
    Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Natural causes, Hawthorne, Victoria, Australia, 7 November 1950
    Cemetery: Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria
    Memorials: Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    14 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3449, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo
    11 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 3449, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
    11 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 3449, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
    1 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion
    1 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion
    10 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion
    3 Mar 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion
    30 Sep 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion
    4 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Stayed on duty
    6 Apr 1918: Honoured Military Cross, Third Ypres, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near Ypres on 4 October 1917. He reorganized his company when his company commander was wounded, and on reaching the objective in the attack secured the flank of the battalion. His courage skill, and energy did much to insure the success of the action.
    1 May 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, HT China, England for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 8 June 1919
    15 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion

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