PHILLIPS, James Hamilton
| Service Numbers: | 1380, 1380A |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1914, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 28 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Port Curtis State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 9 May 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1380, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1380A, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1380A, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1380A, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'CENTRAL QUEENSLANDERS.
KILLED, WOUNDED, OR MISSING.
Private James Henry Phillips, who is reported as missing, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Phillips, of Oxford-road, off West-street. He is twenty six years of age. He was employed at the tramshed, and left with the second and third reinforcements. He served for two years and nine months in the Port Curtis Infantry.' from The Capricornian 12 Jun 1915 (nla.gov.au)
'Port Curtis State School soldier honoured for service in war.
MORE than a century after James Hamilton Phillips left Port Curtis Road State School, his memory will officially be honoured.Private Phillips enlisted in the First World War in December 1914, after attending the school as a child with his two sisters.
He fought in the 15th Battalion and was killed in action on May 9, 1915, but has no known grave.
Although he was commemorated at Lone Pine Cemetery in Gallipoli, it's a memorial closer to home which holds special significance for Rockhampton.
A grant for is memorial was one of four announced for Rockhampton and Yeppoon by the Minister Assisting the Premier on the Commemoration of the Anzac Centenary Glen Elmes yesterday.
In round two of the Anzac Centenary Community Grants Program, 87 projects Queensland-wide received a total of $1.8 million funding to recognise local contributions to Australia's First World War effort.
Port Curtis Road State School teacher Irene Ingrey was delighted to hear Private Phillips' memorial received funding.
Built at the school, the memorial will be surrounded by a garden with flowers in the blue and brown colours of the 15th Battalion.
She said the school hoped Private Phillips' descendants would be able to attend the consecration of the memorial next year.' LINK (www.qt.com.au)
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