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PHILIPS, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3478 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1916, Maryborough, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Electra, Queensland, 25 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Electra State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bundaberg, Queensland, 6 February 1972, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Barolin State School HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3478, Maryborough, Queensland | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 47th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW (shoulder) | |
| 13 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 47th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Shell wound (left leg) | |
| 6 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Shell wound (right leg) | |
| 27 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'PHILIPS, George, Private, No. 3478, 45th Battalion, late 47th Battalion. Born at Pine Creek, and educated at Electra. The son of the late Robert Erskine Philips and Margaret Philips, of Electra, Bundaberg. Enlisted at the end of 1916, and went into Enoggera Camp. Sailed for England, and went to Salisbury Plain for training. Left for France, and was wounded three times. Went to England to recuperate, and was sent home to Australia.' from Queenslanders Who Fought in the Great War. (nla.gov.au)
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