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Alex James Phillips

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alex James AWMM
  • Surname
    Phillips AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ421291 AWMM
    • WWII 421291 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 November 1911 RNZAF Biographies (R17845614) New Plymouth, Taranaki RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Phillips AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Alex Phillips was the son of James Frederick and Merope Phillips, New Plymouth.

      Attended New Plymouth Boys High

      Attended New Plymouth Boys High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)) AWMM
    • Alex James Phillips was born in New Plymouth of 4 November 1911. He attended Mimi School and New Plymouth Boy’s High School and then worked on the family farm at Waitoitoi. At the age of 30 he enlisted in the RNZAF in the Aerial Gunnery division and was sent to Canada for training. He was then posted to No 111 Operational Training Unit in the Bahamas for further intensive training on the two-engine Mitchell and the four-engine Liberator aircraft. He was promoted to Flight Sergeant before being sent to the United Kingdom and posted to Operational Squadron No. 224 where he served as Wireless Operator Air Gunner for 14 months until his death on 11 November 1944. On this day he was a member of a crew of a bomber aircraft which took off on an anti-submarine patrol over the Norwegian coast. The aircraft failed to return to base, subsequently his death of officially presumed. Alex Phillips is commemorated on the Runnymeade Memorial, England. He was aged 33. Public - Louise - Researcher - 21 December 2019 - West, J. (1995). Lest We Forget. New Plymouth: New Plymouth Boy’s High School Centennial Trust.
      Puke Ariki, Swainson/Woods Collection ARC# Sw1923-1965.00863
      Retrieved from https://collection.pukeariki.com/objects/92661
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Death

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  • Death
    11 November 1944 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM

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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Missing - United Kingdom, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845745) AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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13 August 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
21 December 2019LouiseNew Plymouth, New ZealandResearcher

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