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PHILLIPS, Robert Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3098 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 23 September 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 6, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3098, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3098, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3098, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3098, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (left thigh) | |
| 23 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3098, 49th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound (back) | |
| 23 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 3098, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3098 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'Mr. J. H. Phillips, of Stanley-street. North Ward, has received advice that his son, Private Robert Sidney Phillips, has been wounded in France. He is a grandson of Mrs. A. Monteith, Stanley Street, North Ward.' from Townsville Daily Bulletin 21 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
'WITH THE COLORS.
It is officially reported that Pte. Robert Sidney Phillips was killed in action on September 23. Deceased was a son of Mr. John Phillips, of Darragh-street, Kangaroo Point, enlisted at Townsville, and left for the front in October, 1915.' from The Daily Mail 16 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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