PHILLIPS, Henry Charles
| Service Number: | 667 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer 2 |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, May 1878 |
| Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk and storekeeper |
| Died: | Natural causes (illness), Roseville, New South Wales, 8 July 1936 |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Location: South-West Terrace, Section: Wall 116 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1915: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 667, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 20 Nov 1915: | Involvement Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Sergeant, 667, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Te Anau embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Nov 1915: | Embarked Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Sergeant, 667, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, SS Te Anau, Sydney | |
| 9 May 1921: | Discharged Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Warrant Officer 2, 667, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Demobilised in Rabaul |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
The 4th Infantry Battalion, AN&MEF, was known as the "Tropical Force" because it had been specially enlisted for service in the tropics.
Following the end of hostilities in November 1918 the role of the AN&MEF in the former German colonies in New Guinea had become primarily one of civil administration, although it continued to provide a garrison for the next two and a half years. The military government continued until 1921 when Australia received a mandate from the League of Nations to govern the territory.
Upon the discharge of Warrant Officer Henry C. Phillips from the AN&MEF on 9 May 1921 at Rabaul, he was immediately transferred as a Supervisor in the civil administration of New Guinea.
'Late H. C. Phillips.
One of the best-known charity workers on the North Shore, Mr. Henry Charles Phillips, died yesterday at his home at Rosevllle after a short illness. Mr. Phillips was 58 years old. Early in his career he went to New Guinea, where he became supervisor for Burns, Philp, Ltd.' from The Sun 9 Jul 1936 (nla.gov.au)