PHILLIS, Wilfred Allan
| Service Numbers: | 738, S3177 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Willowie, South Australia, 27 April 1886 |
| Home Town: | Plympton, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Port Augusta, South Australia, 27 March 1975, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 738, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 27 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 26 May 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 7 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jun 1941: | Involvement Lieutenant, S3177 | |
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| 3 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
| 3 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, S3177 | |
| 30 Nov 1944: | Discharged | |
| 30 Nov 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, S3177 |
Wilfred Allan Phillis
Wilfred was my great-uncle. As a young man he worked on his father's farm at Georgetown and later at Two Wells. After his father's death in 1910 the family moved to Lower light and he partnered his younger brother Sydney farming. On the death of his sister Elizabeth the partnership was discontinued.
Wilfred now joined the Victorian Railways and when hostilities broke out in World War I, joined the military and left for overseas duty and saw action at Gallipoli. He was invalided to England.
On returning home he joined the Commonwealth Railways and on retirement made his home in Port Augusta.
I remember 'Uncle Wilf' as a taxi driver in Port Augusta.
Wilfred married Jessie Knight and had two sons and a daughter.
Submitted 18 October 2021 by Gwen Anderson
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