Arthur Claude PHILLIPS

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PHILLIPS, Arthur Claude

Service Number:	3413
Enlisted:	29 July 1915, Rockhampton, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rockhampton, Queensland, 18 August 1892
Home Town:	Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Allenstown State School
Occupation:	Striker
Died:	Natural causes, Rockhampton, Queensland, 25 December 1955, aged 63 years
Cemetery:	South Rockhampton Cemetery Plot CE, Row 35X
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World War 1 Service

29 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3413, Rockhampton, Queensland
21 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3413, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3413, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane
28 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3413, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell shock
14 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3413, 15th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

'PHILLIPS, Arthur Claude. Private, No. 3413. 15th Battalion. Born at Rockhampton in 1892, and educated at Allenstown State School, Rockhampton. The son of Arthur John and Jane Phillips, of 33 Davis Street, Rockhampton. Enlisted in July, 1915, and attached to B Coy. 15th Battalion, and went to France. Congratulated for his gallant conduct in bringing in wounded on 9th August, 1916, by Major-General Sir H. V. Cox. Returned to Australia in May, 1919.' from Queenslanders Who Fought in the Great War. (nla.gov.au)

'LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

News has been received that Private Arthur Claude Phillips, son of Mr. A. J. Phillips, 33 Davis-street, Rockhampton, has been wounded. Three of Mr. Phillips's sons have joined the forces. One, Private Ernest Phillips (/explore/people/127502), was invalided home some months ago, but is now working in the military motor garage in Melbourne. Another, Private George Phillips (/explore/people/188829), is at the front.' from Morning Bulletin 27 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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