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PHILLIPS, George Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 724 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kiama, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 3 March 1935, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Buried in Botany Cemetery Plot info: ABB - Anglican FM BB, Position 308. Now the Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park Sydney NSW |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 724, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 724, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
His life story
George was born in Kiama in 1887, son of Wiiliam Phillips & Elizabeth Sarah Blyth. He married Harriet Rosina Sharp in 1911, they had one known child Rose Eliz Grace. George died in Sydney in 1935 age 48 years after many years of ill health due to in service in the Army. He is survived by one grand daughter & 3 great grand children.
Submitted 26 April 2024 by Judy PARISH