PHILLIPS, George Henry
| Service Number: | 849 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, 9 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram conductor |
| Died: | Natural causes, Rockhampton, Queensland, 26 July 1932, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld Plot: CofE Section 1, Row. 5, Grave No. 728 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 849, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 849, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 849, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 849, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 849, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound (shrapnel to leg) | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 849, 9th Infantry Battalion, Medically discharged with rheumatism | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 849, Enoggera, Queensland. Staff Officer for Invalid and Returned Soldiers | |
| 25 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 849 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'PHILLIPS, George Henry. Staff Sergeant, No. 849, 9th Battalion. Born and educated at Rockhampton. The son of Henry and Ada Emma Phillips, of Sedborough Street, Rockhampton. Enlisted at Rockhampton, August, 1914, and went to Enoggera Camp. Attached to the 9th Battalion. Sailed for Egypt, per "Omrah," 24th September, 1914, and arrived December, 1914, where he went to Mena Camp for training. Went over to Lemnos Island, in March, 1915, and took part in the landing at Gallipoli 25th April, 1915. Wounded early in May, 1915, and sent to Egypt. Recovered and returned to the Peninsula, but then took ill with rheumatic fever. Was sent to hospital at Malta, and returned to Australia, where he was found unfit for active service and discharged. He was given a post on the Clerical Staff at the Barracks, Brisbane.' from Queenslanders Who Fought in the Great War. (nla.gov.au)
'LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Private G.H. Phillips, son of Mr. H. Phillips, Sedborough Street, Rockhampton , and who also landed at Anzac Bay on the 25th. April, returned to Rockhampton by the mail train yesterday afternoon, Private Phillips was among the soldiers in the first boat to leave the destroyers anchored off Anzac. Two of the party were killed within twenty-five yards of the beach, but Private Phillips and the others effected a landing. The following afternoon he was wounded by shrapnel in the legs and was sent to Egypt, but was back in Gallipoli the following Sunday morning. He remained in the trenches until the 23rd of July, when he was invalided to Malta suffering from rheumatic fever. After being an inpatient of St. Andrew's and St. David's Hospital for several weeks, he was ordered back to Australia. The Deputy Mayor, Alderman I. Morrison, heartily welcomed Private Phillips back to Rockhampton and congratulated him and his comrades upon their fine achievements.' from Morning Bulletin 6 Dec 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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