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PHILLIPS, Alexander James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 980 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | One Of Sixteen Men Of The 58th Infantry Battalion Aif Killed When A 15" Shell Hit A Train Carrying Them One Kilometre Beyond The St. Pol-Sur-Ternoise Station On 27 March 1918, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise, France, 27 March 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St. Pol British Cemetery, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise Plot II, Row A, Grave 12 Headstone Inscription "ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM O LORD R.I.P.", St Pol British Cemetery, St Pol-sur-Ternoise, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 980, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 980, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 980, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 980 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of John George and Catherine PHILLIPS, of 14 Church Street, East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. Native of Melbourne, Victoria.