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Robert Hugh PHILLIPS

Regimental number5667
Date of birth25 August 1882
Place of birthStawell, Victoria
ReligionSalvation Army
OccupationFarmer
AddressNandaly, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs Agnes Annie Phillips, 52 Wolseley Parade, Kensington, Victoria
Enlistment date14 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: enlisted, 2 August 1941; discharged, 18 January 1943, as V18107 Pte, 3rd Garrison Brigade.
Date of death9 February 1951
Age at death68
Place of burialStawell Cemetery, Victoria

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