Phillips, Roy Alexander

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Phillips, Roy Alexander Service Number 7768

Died of Wounds 18th September 1918 1st Australian Field Ambulance, France

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NAME Phillips, Roy Alexander

SERVICE NO 7758

UNIT 2nd

Battalion

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 27 yrs 11 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Dubbo, NSW

ADDRESS Kanwal, via Wyong, NSW

OCCUPATION Orchardist

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 10 Oct 1917

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Sydney, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Father;- Alexander William Phillips, 77 Woollcott St Darlinghurst, Sydney

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’ 8½”. Weight-127lbs. Chest-31½-34½”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. 3 moles front torso, 1 centre back

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED 19 Dec 1917-Sydney per A38 “Ulysses”

DISEMBARKED 16 Jan 1918- Suez- Re-emb 24 Jan 1918 “Leasowe Castle”

NOTES Proceeded to France 15 Aug 1918

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 21 Feb 1918 adm. Hosp- Eng- Influenza 5 Jun 1918 adm Hosp-Eng- Mumps 18 Sept 1918- GSW Skull

DIED 18 Sept 1918- GSW Head & R/Shoulder- 1st Aust Field Amb -France

BURIED 18 Sept 1918-Civil Cemetery-Buire Brit Cem nr Tincourt 4½ miles East Peronne. France. Re-interred Cerisy Gailly French Nat Cem. 4 miles SW of Bray-sur-Somme. Plot 1 Row E Gve 3.

MEDALS British War Medal-59468, Victory Medal-58389. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-352526.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS 2 wallets, photos, letter, cards, razor, disc, fountain pen, cigarette holder, metal wrist watch, metal cigarette case, coins, notebook, religious book, badge/ 1 tunic, 1 pr breeches, 1 devotional book, 5 handkerchiefs, 1 pr socks, 1 pr gloves (woollen) 1 cap comforter, 2 pr knee-pads, 1 bead necklace, 2 bead bangles, 2 pipes, 1 pocket knife, 1 pr gold rimmed spectacles in case/

WILL Beneficiary, Mother;- Isabel Lorne Phillips

CORRESPONDENCE Dalmahoy De Lisle Campbell Solicitors Muswellbrook Mother/at 20 Benelong St., West Waterleigh, Sydney/

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1990025





























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