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PHILLIPS, George Rennie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2471 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coghills Creek, Victoria, Australia, 4 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Memorials: | Unley St. Augustine's Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 57th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2471, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2471, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, SW to face and head. Rejoined unit 15 October 1917. | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 57th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 24 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 1 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2471, 57th Infantry Battalion, RTA 22 January 1920 and discharged (TPE) after spending 9 months at University of Paris studying phonetics. |
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