| Regimental number | 344 |
| Place of birth | Albury New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Postal official |
| Address | Townsend Street, Albury, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mrs Mary Phibbs, Townsend Street, Albury, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Battery 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal (Awarded) Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Nominal Roll incorrectly list fate as Returned to Australia. |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row D, Grave No. 14), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on the entrance gates to the grounds of St Patrick's Church, Albury. Parents: Patrick and Mary PHIBBS, Townsend Street, Albury, New South Wales |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'Gallantry and devotion to duty during the operation against the HINDENBURG LINE in vicinity of BULLECOURT on the morning of 3rd May. This Non Commissioned Officer maintained efficient communication by repeatedly repairing, at great personal risk, wires cut by hostile shell fire. Again on the 13th May 1917, whilst working with the advanced Infantry Brigade headquarters, he displayed great courage during a heavy bombardment in which the entire Signal personnel were killed, and instruments destroyed, having been directly hit by an enemy shell. This Non Commissioned Officer, with Gunner O'BRIEN at once hurried to the spot and made every endeavour to restore communications. Sergeant PHIBBS has previously done excellent work through the SOMME operations.'
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| Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
