| Regimental number | 2569 |
| Place of birth | Pontifract, Yorkshire, England |
| School | Elemetary School, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 30 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 273 Goulburn Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Artist, Church House, Rattlesden, Suffolk, England |
| Previous military service | Served for 12 years in the Suffolk Regiment, British Army. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 38 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 9), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 158 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Bathsheba ARTIST, Church House, Rattlesden, Suffolk, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 4 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915. Admitted to Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 2 January 1916; transferred to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 4 January 1916 (jaundice); transferred to Australian and New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 7 January 1916; discharged to duty and marched in to Australian Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 15 January 1916; rejoined 2nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 21 January 1916. Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, 1 March 1916. Found guilty, 13 June 1916, of neglect of duty: reprimanded. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, then transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, abdomen). Died of wounds, No 2 Australian Clearing Station, 20 July 1916. Buried at Bailleul Cemetery Extension by Reverend A Hooper, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ARTIST Philip |
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