PHILLIPS, Thomas Harold
| Service Number: | 199 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Arfryn, Carmarthen, Wales, 14 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School at Carmarthen |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 14 May 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 199, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 199, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 199, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 199, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 14 May 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 199, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 199 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-05-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
'Thomas Harold Phillips, Trooper, 199, Australian Imperial Force. Thomas was born on 14 April 1889, the son of David and Sarah Phillips, of Arfryn, Carmarthen. He joined the Territorials in 1909 and served for three years as Sergeant in the 7th Welsh Cyclists. He emigrated to Australia around 1912, and at the outbreak of the war enlisted at Brisbane on 2 September, 1914, into the 2nd Light Horse, which formed part of the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade.
The regiment sailed from Brisbane on 25 September and disembarked in Egypt on 9 December 1914. The 2nd Light Horse deployed to Gallipoli without its horses and landed there on 12 May 1915, joining the New Zealand and Australian Division. Just two days later, on 14 May 1915, Thomas was badly wounded, suffering gunshot wounds to his back, and was taken aboard the Hospital Ship Gascon. He died at 13.30 that day, and was buried at sea midway between Gallipoli and Alexandria. Thomas was 26 years old, and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli.' LINK (www.wwwmp.co.uk)
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1889 Phillips Thomas Harold Carmarthen 11a 967
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