PHILLIPS, Frank
| Service Number: | 7191 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Weymouth, England, January 1871 |
| Home Town: | East Perth, Perth Water, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boilermakers assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot VI, Row F, Grave 6, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Midland Railway Workshops Soldiers Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Jan 1900: | Involvement Unspecified British Units |
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World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 7191 | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 7191, 4th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 7191, 4th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father Henry (Harry) Phillips and Mother Emma Phillips
lived at 141 Manchester Road, Millwall, London, England.
1911 Frank, Florence and family emigrated to Western Australia.
Wife: Florence Eliza Phillips, lived at 13 Smeddle Terrace, East Perth, Western Australia
(returned to live at 141 Manchester Road, Millwall, London, England)
Eldest Son:
Private 2705 Frank Albert PHILLIPS - 51st Infantry Battalion
Born: Kent England
He lived with his parents at 13 Smeddle Terrace off Brown Street, East Perth, WA
prior to enlisting.
19/06/1916 enlisted into WWI in Perth, WA - 18 years of age
10/10/1916 embarked Fremantle, WA onboard HMAT A23 Suffolk
as a Private - 51st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
25/04/1918 Killed in Action
No known grave
His name is commemorated on:
- the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
- Panel 158 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
Frank was described on enlisting as 45 years of age; 5' 8" tall; 122 lbs;
dark complexion; hazel eyes; dark hari; Church of England
22/01/1916 enlisted into WWI in Perth, Western Australia
22/02/1916 appointed to 5th reinforcements, 4th Field Company Engineers. Blackboy Hill
31/03/1916 embarked Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria
as a Sapper with 4th Field Company Engineers, 5th Reinforcements
05/05/1916 disembarked into Tel-el-Kebir
07/06/1916 embarked to join British Expeditionary Forces, onboard Ionian, ex Alexandria
15/06/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
23/07/1916 proceeded to join 4th Field Company Australian Engineers, Etaples, France
25/07/1916 taken on strength 4th Field Company Australian Engineers
06/12/1916 received gun shot wound to head, knocked unconscious
admitted to 38th Casualty Clearing Station
13/12/1916 sadly he died of his wounds
buried in: Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Plot VI, Row F, Grave 6
Medals: British War medal (35084); Victory medal (34827);
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (322041)
His name is commemorated on:
- Panel 24 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
- Church of St Andrew (Somerset, England) - War Memorial plaque in the church
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 05/04/2017. Lest we forget.
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