PHILLIPS, John Arthur
| Service Number: | 112 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, 6 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Auctioner's clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Mosman, New South Wales, 22 January 1944, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 112, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 112, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 112, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company , 5th Company Army Service Corps | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company , 5th Company Army Service Corps | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Supply Depot Companies / Platoons | |
| 30 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, Supply Depot Companies / Platoons | |
| 16 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 112, Supply Depot Companies / Platoons, Appointed a commission in the Royal Flying Corp | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Transferred Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps, No.1 Royal Flying Corp, Officers cadet corp at Denham, Buckinghamshire | |
| 14 Nov 1917: | Discharged Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps, Resignation of commission |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'Social and Personal.
Mr. John Arthur Phillips, late warrant officer, A.I.F., eldest son of Mr. J. A. Phillips, of the Railway Department, Cairns, has arrived from France, to attend a pilot's course in the R.F.C. (says the "British Australasian" of 30th November). Before beginning work with the R.F.C., he has been visiting relatives in Bradford-on-Avon, Bristol, and Swansea.' from The Telegraph 3 Feb 1917 (nla.gov.au)
'Social and Personal.
Lieutenant J. A. Phillips, son of Mr. J. A. Phillips, of Townsville railway, was with No. 5 Reserve Squadron, R.F.C., when the last mail left England.' from The Telegraph 2 Jun 1917 (nla.gov.au)
'One of the passengers by the Bingera on Monday from South was Mr. J. A. Phillips, formerly a stationmaster in the Southern Division, but who has been on active service. Joining the Light Horse, he saw service at Gallipoli, and afterwards went to France, and from there joined the Flying Corps In England. His experience in the latter wing of the service Includes a fall of 3000 feet, the effects of which caused him to be invalided, though he shows no outward signs of injury. Mr Phillips is paying a short visit to the North.' from Townsville Daily Bulletin 12 Feb 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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