PHILLIPS, William
| Service Number: | 3367 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 June 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle New South Wales, Australia, October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse trainer/Jockey |
| Died: | Killed in Action, near Bray-sur-Somme, France, 22 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bray Vale British Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme Bray Vale British Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, France. Plot II Row C Grave 13., Bray Vale British Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3367, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3367, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3367, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 3367, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3367 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Memorialised at Sandgate Cemetery.
102 years ago today, on the 22nd August 1918, Private William Phillips, 33rd Battalion, horse trainer from Victoria Street, Adamstown, New South Wales, was Killed in Action near Bray-sur-Somme, France, age 36.
http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1654053/
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137489728
Born at Newcastle, New South Wales on the 23rd May 1882 to William (died 1916 - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133844265, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133844507) and Alice (died 1918 - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137488254) Phillips, William enlisted June 1917 with the 36th Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134856087
Resting now at Bray Vale British Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, France. Plot II Row C Grave 13.
William is also commemorated on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Mr Phillip’s name has been inscribed on the Adamstown Citizens' Memorial (photos, unveiled on the 17th December 1921).
I have placed poppies in remembrance of William’s supreme sacrifice at his parent’s gravesite. BAPTIST K SE. 30.
Lest We Forget.
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