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PHILP, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 703 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Pittessie, Scotland, 3 January 1883 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 51, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 703, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 6 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Prior to embarking | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 703, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 703, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Philp of Den Wynd, Kenneway, Fifeshire, Scotland. Brother of Mrs George McKay of 'Berginahill', Bundamba, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Meda, Victory Medal
Also served in the Black Watch for about 12 years