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PHILLIPS, Leonard Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX14756 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 July 1940, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane City, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 January 1906 |
| Home Town: | Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Advertising Manager |
| Died: | Illness (POW of Japan), Burma, 19 February 1944, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: A8. B. 11. Roll of Honour: Brisbane, Queensland., Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement QX14756 | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Corporal, QX14756, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane City, Queensland | |
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX14756, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Reported, as stated: 15/02/1942, Prisoner of War; Cause of Death, Place and Date: Illness, Burma, 19/02/1944; NAA Service Record (Pg-5); Also AWM Roll of Honour of Corporal: Leonard Thomas PHILLIPS; SN QX14756. | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Wounded Corporal, QX14756, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, *NOT DISCHARGED* Wounded - Specifically, Reported, as stated: Medical Condition, due cause of death from illness, from 15/02/1942, to 19/02/1944; NAA Service Record (Pg-5); AWM Roll of Honour of Corporal: Leonard Thomas PHILLIPS; SN QX14756. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of John PHILLIPS & Mary Jane (nee-JOHNSTON) PHILLIPS.
Next of Kin - Wife: Monica Josephine (nee-O'BRIEN) PHILLIPS, Married: 13 June 1936, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.