| Regimental number | 4868 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 7 Hartington Street, Northcote, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr Phillips, 7 Hartington Street, Northcote, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Margaret PHILLIPS, 1 Fern Avenue, Windsor, Victoria. Native of Bendigo, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 5744 Lance Corporal Mervyn Hugh PHILLIPS, 46th Bn, died of wounds, 11 June 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Fate subsequently determined as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916. 'Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Australian Graves Services, Australia House, London, 22 July 1921, forwarded to Base Records three photographs of a memorial cross erected to the memory of Pte Phillips, for transmission to his brother, Mr V.C. Phillips, 1 Fern Avenue, Windsor, Victoria: 'Mr Phillips ... has specially requested that the photographs be forwarded to him as his mother is under the impression that Pte. Phillips has a registered grave and it is not considered advisable to inform her of the exact position.' Base Records, 27 July 1921, sent request to Phillips' mother, informing her that the Graves Services Unit had been unable to locate the burial place of her son, and requesting that she forward any information that might assist the Unit in so locating. Handwritten note on file: 'Dont (sic) send [double underlined] send any more circulars of this nature to next of kin [underlined] pls. 4/8/21.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PHILLIPS Arthur Egbert
Red Cross File No 2150201 |