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PHILLIPS, Frank Hardy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 478 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Broadmeadows |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Minyip, Victoria, Australia, 22 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Minyip, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Stratford, Victoria, Australia, 19 February 1967, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremated |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 478, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Broadmeadows | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 478, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 478, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 2 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 16 Jan 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations | |
| 6 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 15 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HT Essex, Kantara for return to Australia as ship's Adjutant - disembarking Melbourne 25 July 1919 | |
| 17 Jun 1919: | Honoured Military Cross, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, For exceptional gallantry and devotion to duty on 28 September 1918 when crossing the Jordan near El Min reconniotred the area under heavy machine gun fire and led the regiment to the only available crossing. On 30 September he provided invaluable reconnaissance that culminated in the capture of Kaukab. On 1 October he was prominent after the capture of Damascus in the handling of prisoners and the securing of five hospitals and two stations. | |
| 23 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Light Horse Regiment |
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