PHILLIPS, James Gordon
| Service Number: | 2009 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, RMS Morea, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Semaphore, South Australia, 2 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Scots Church WW1 Honour Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hackney St Peter's College Fallen Honour Board, Hazelwood Park (Knightsbridge) War Memorial, Rose Park Burnside & District - Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees - Rose Park, Rosslyn Park War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2009, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
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| 23 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2009, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2009, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2009 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
James Gordon Phillips of Kensington Park was born at Semaphore, South Australia. He left St Peter's College in 1906 and until the start of the war was employed as a clerical officer in Adelaide. James enlisted at Keswick on 20 May 1915 and joined the 3rd quota of reinforcements for the 27th Battalion in June and sailed from Adelaide aboard HMAT Morea on 23 August 1915.
He joined the battalion at Anzac on 12 October where he remained until the evacuation. On 3 January, he was appointed lance corporal and after further training in Egypt, proceeded to France on 16 March.
Lance Corporal James Gordon Phillips, C Company 27th Battalion was killed in action on 4 August 1916 when the 27th Battalion was part of the successful attack on the Windmill at Pozieres; he was 26 years of age. He has no known grave.
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