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PHILLIPS, Leonard Austral
| Service Number: | 3580 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | labourer |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 6, Site No: 45 |
| Memorials: | Alford District of Ninnes Honour Board, Bute District Council WW1 Roll of Honor, Bute War Memorial Garden, Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor, Lobethal War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3580, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3580, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
Leonard Austral Phillips
Name: Leonard Austral Phillips
Service Number: 3580
Place of Birth: Callington
Date of Birth: 18 April 1885
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 20 August 1915
Age at Enlistment: 30 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Jane Tunbridge / Bruce Rock, W.A.
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Leonard joined the 10th Battalion on 28 February 1916 after initially enlisting with the 8th Reinforcement / 27th Battalion and served in Egypt until mid-1916. He was sent to France with the 10th on 3 July. In December Leonard was hospitalised at Etaples with scabies, rejoining his unit on 18 January 1917. In September he was serving with 1st Division Traffic Control. Leonard continued serving in France for the duration of the war. Scabies struck again in March 1919 making it necessary for him to be sent to Bulford Hospital in England for treatment on 17 June. Leonard returned to Australia from England on board the Takada on 18 July and was discharged on 21 October.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins
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