PHILIPSON, Nicholas John
| Service Numbers: | 2456, 2456A |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 21 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Charters Towers Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 28 December 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 22. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
| Memorials: | Charters Towers Boys Central School Great War Honor Board, Charters Towers Queenton State School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2456, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2456, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2456, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2456A, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Nicholas John Philipson was the son of William and Margaret Philipson, of Black Jack, Charters Towers, Queensland. Prior to the war he worked for the ED Miles Mining Exchange in Charters Towers.
His younger brother, 6601 Pte. Harland Philipson 26th Battalion AIF, died of wounds almost 12 months later to the day, on 27 December 1917, aged 25.
Nicholas enlisted in mid-1915 with the 25th Battalion and struggled with the discipline from his time of arrival in Egypt, being awarded six months imprisonment for striking a Sergeant.
He was sent to France during September 1916 and was transferred to the 9th Battalion. He was killed in action three days after Christmas 1916.
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