The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private W A Phillips

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Private William Albert PHILLIPS, G/9588, 11th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 19th July 1916, age 18.

20th August 1897, born Forest Hill, SE, son of Albert William & Florence May Phillips, of 74, Malham Road, Forest Hill, London.

21st August 1899, St Mary Lewisham, baptism of Lucy May Phillips, daughter of Albert William, (milkman), & Florence May Phillips, 22 Dalmain Road.

24th August 1899, St Mary Lewisham, baptism of William Albert Phillips, son of Albert William, (milkman), & Florence May Phillips, 22 Dalmain Road.

2nd June 1902, admitted Dalmain Road School, father Albert Phillips, 81, Malham Road.

1911 Census - 80, Malham Road, Forest Hill, London - Albert W Phillips, head, age 36, married, coachman, livery bait stables, worker, born Anerley, Surrey; Florence M Phillips, wife, age 36, married 14 years, 7 children, 3 still alive, charing, worker, born Compton, Hamshire; Herbert C Phillips, son, age 16, single, errand boy, furnisher shop, born Upham, Hamshire; William A Phillips, son, age 13, school, born Forest Hill, Kent; Edward S Phillips, son, age 7, school, born Forest Hill, Kent; Louie Steele, visitor, age 27, single, cook domestic, worker, born Willington, Warwickshire.

Enlisted Camberwell, SE, age 19, height 5ft 8½ inches, weight 130lbs, fresh complexion, grey eyes, light brown hair. Resided, 74, Malham Road, Forest Hill, SE. Formerly cooks assistant.

Home, 16th August 1915 to 2nd May 1916; BEF, 3rd May 1916 to 19th July 1916.

16th August 1915, enlisted & posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 2nd May 1916, Southampton, embarked; 3rd May 1916, Havre, disembarked; 18th May 1916, awarded 14 days Field Punishment No.2.

14th August 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Albert Phillips, 74, Malham Road, Forest Hill, SE23; Mother, May Phillips, 74, Malham Road, Forest Hill, SE23.

Buried at Berks Cemetery Extension, I. F. 11., Belgium.

NOTE: Soldiers Died in the Great War show date of death as 19th July 1916; CWGC web site show it as 18th July 1916.

This page was last updated on 15-May-2021.