Regimental number | 7023 |
Place of birth | Goondiwindi, Queensland |
School | State School, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 'Linton', Upper Pitt Street, Milson's Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24.5 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. A. Tomlin, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'One of sixteen who were killed by a bomb from an aeroplane.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Belgian Battery Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 7), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin and Annie PHILLIPS, Goondiwindi, Queensland. Native of Boggabilla, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PHILLIPS Charles |