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PHILLIPS, Herbert Balderson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6563 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916, Ararat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Died: | Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Tree Plaque: |
Booroopki and District Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Kowree Shire Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6563, 7th Infantry Battalion, Ararat, Vic. | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6563, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6563, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6563, 7th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6563, 7th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, GSW to right hand. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 26 November 1917. | |
| 26 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6563, 7th Infantry Battalion, Gassed at Denys Wood. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 5 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, Attached to 1st Training Brigade, England | |
| 20 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 6563, 7th Infantry Battalion, RTA 19 June 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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