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PHILLIPS, Edward James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5639, Q209856 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 20th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Gootchie, Queensland , 30 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, South Burnett, Queensland, 7 February 1979, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wondai Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Gundiah & District Roll of Honour, Tiaro War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5639, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5639, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5639, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5639, 25th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, Shell wound (left forearm) | |
| 16 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5639, 25th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", GSW (left thigh) | |
| 3 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5639, 25th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Q209856, Murgon, Queensland | |
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| 16 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, Q209856, 20th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 17 Apr 1942: | Involvement Q209856, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
| 29 Jun 1944: | Discharged Lieutenant, Q209856, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) | |
| 29 Jun 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, Q209856, 20th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5639, 25th Infantry Battalion |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'MILITARY NOTES.
Mrs. H. Bow. Gootchie, was officially advised a few days ago that her brother, Private E. J. Phillips, was admitted to an English Hospital on the 27th October last, suffering from shrapnel wound in the left forearm - mild. Private Phillips enlisted from Gootchie, of which place he is a native, nearly two years ago, and had been in the trenches in France for a considerable time, taking part in much of the recent heavy fighting.' from Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser 10 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)