George PHILIP

PHILIP, George

    Service Number: 1394
    Enlisted: 13 October 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1884
    Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Fireman
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 24 May 1915
    Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
    Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 14 Rev. Wray officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    13 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1394, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 1394, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1394, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Marital status was given as widower

    Son of Frederick  M. Philip and Elizabeth Philip of 61 Gower Street, Kensington, Victoria. Brother of Harold Philip who was killed in action on 3 May 1917 while serving with the 23rd Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonnneux Memorial

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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