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PHILLIPS, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 34639 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 6 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 25 September 1963, aged 71 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 34639, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 34639, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 34639, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 34639, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", GSW (right leg) | |
| 28 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 34639, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'Mr. A. S. Phillips, Queen street, is in receipt of a cablegram from his eldest son, Gunner W. J. (Jack) Phillips, saying he is returning to Australia. He was gassed in March last, and in May was wounded In the lower right leg by a piece of high explosive shell. The cable also said his other son, Gunner J. G. (Jim) Phillips (/explore/people/368490), was well.' from The Telegraph 7 Sep 1918 (nla.gov.au)