UTTING, Philip Edward
| Service Number: | 36 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 13 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 36, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 36, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 36, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 18 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 36, 20th Infantry Battalion, ex Alexandria (Gallipoli) to Marseilles per HMT Ingoma | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 36, 20th Infantry Battalion, France - shoulder fractured by shell cap | |
| 4 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 1 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20th Infantry Battalion, Signalling Sergeant | |
| 9 Sep 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, 'For good work as linesman during the past nine months ....' | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 36, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 36 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
The youngest of six children, Philip was born in London England in 1889 to James Horatio Utting (b1856 in London, England) and Therese Allison Haynes (b1851 in London, England). James (a Merchant) and Therese (a Milliner) married in 1880 in Yorkshire, England and settled in London where they raised their family. In the 1901 Census James and Theresa were living in London where James was now an Insurance Agent. Daughter Honora was a Pupil Teacher, James Jnr an Apprentice in the Mercantile Marine, Richard and twins Alexander and Philip were scholars and Arthur was married with his own family. By 1911 James Snr was living on his own in London and stated his occupation as Lecturer. Therese was living in Moulemain Burma with James Jnr and his family and Richard, Alexander and Philip had immigrated to Australia.
Philip was a Clerk in Sydney NSW in February 1915 when he enlisted in the AIF (Private; Service No:36). He served with 20th Infantry Battalion, and was in Gallipoli in August 1915. He was WiA in France in 1916 when his shoulder was fractured by a shell cap. On 9 September 1917 Philip was Mentioned in Despatches 'For good work as linesman during the past nine months, especially at Lagincourt on 15th April, during the advance from Le Gars to Bapaume in February, and at Bullecourt on 3rd May 1917. This NCO showed great coolness and indifference to danger and rendered invaluable service in maintaining telephone communication during the periods the battalion has been in the line'. (Australian War Memorial). Philip was KiA on 9 October 1917. Brother Richard (Service No:52005) also served in WWI.