Regimental number | 1623 |
Place of birth | Sturston |
School | Church of England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 29 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Oakey Creek Station via Coolah, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Harriet Phillips, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 53rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/70/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Les boeufs, Somme, France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave no. 6), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Harriet Phillips (formerly COXON), Hollands Yard, St. John Street, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. Native of Sturston, Derbyshire, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |