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PHILLIPS, Alvin Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 856 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Rue du Bois, France, 20 April 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bacquerot (13th London) Graveyard, Laventie Row F, Grave No. 43, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Mount Morgan, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 856, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 856, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 856, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 856, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, No details. Rejoined unit 23 May 1915. | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 856, 9th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 856, 9th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
According to the battalion unit diary, on 20 April 1916 the troops were billeted in Rue du Bois (near Fleurbaix) when the billets sustained a bombardment by german artillery. The battalion suffered 75 casualties (1 officer and 24 OR killed and 1 officer and 49 OR wounded), including Pte Phillips.
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