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William Edgar Phillips

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Edgar AWMM
  • Surname
    Phillips AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 8/1174 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Mrs Jews Private Hotel, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    James Kelsall (cousin), Koroto, Te Rapa, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8/1174 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    Cook/Military AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Phillips was the husband of E.M. Phillips, of Napier, New Zealand.

    NB. Phillips had the same service number as Lt Col Duncan Colquhoun, DSO. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 November 1918 AWMM
    Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM Block 30. Lot 37. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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