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PHILLIPS, Francis
(Service number 58589)

Aliases Frank
First Rank Private Last Rank

Birth

Date 15/08/1892 Place of Birth Waimate

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment Princes Street, Waimate
Occupation Saddler
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mrs Clara PHILLIPS (mother), Princes Street, Waimate
Religion Church of England
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expedtitionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date 15 August 1917
Transport Ruahine
Embarked From Destination
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Saddler

Death

Date 10 August 1962 Age 69 years
Place of Death Waimate
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Waimate Lawn Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Francis Phillips, known as Frank, was the oldest son of Thomas and Clara (née Hubbard) Phillips. His father died in 1907. Frank was a saddler at Waimate when he was called up, and, on 25 June 1917, he left with men from the South Canterbury military district for camp.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 October 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 October 2019]; Waimate Cemetery headstone transcription [25 October 2019]; Timaru Herald, 25 June 1917 (Papers Past) [15 May 2014]

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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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