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ISAACS, Phillip
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3655 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1916, in Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Macon, Georgia, United States of America, June 1887 |
| Home Town: | Kent Town, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Caretaker |
| Died: | 7 February 1965, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3655, 32nd Infantry Battalion, in Adelaide | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3655, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3655, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 12 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3655, 32nd Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, SW back |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Isaacs Phillip, who enlisted on April 25th 1916, was a 28 year old male with a wife and two children. He was born in Macon, Georgia in the United States of America and disembarked on 12th of August 1916 on the HMAT Ballarat A70. He marched to Etaples on the 31/12/1916, and fought in Fricourt, after being hospitilised he returned to the unit, before being hospitilised again due to a gunshot wound in the spine, leading to paralysis of the back. He returned to Australia in mid 1918 and was discharged on medical grounds. He was later cremated in the Centennial Park Cemetery in Adelaide.