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Henry Nicholas PHILLIPS

Regimental number64502
Date of birth2 October 1899
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.7
Height5' 6"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinMother, Emily Christian Phillips, 164 Swanston Street, South Geelong, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in Senior Cadets, Area 69C.
Enlistment date4 June 1918
Place of enlistmentGeelong, Victoria
Unit name6th General Service Reinforcements (Egypt)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Port Darwin on 14 September 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 3 July 1919
Discharge date22 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Embarked Melbourne, 14 September 1918; disembarked Suez, 20 October 1918.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Malta', 3 July 1919; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 8 July 1919 (pyrexia); discharged from ship's hospital, 11 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 7 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 22 August 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on the Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, PHILLIPS Henry Nicholas

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