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Richard Hill Phillips

Richard Hill Phillips

Born:
1898
Died:
27 Elul 5676 (25 September 1916)

Basic Information

Unique reference:
PHI7229
Gender:
Male

Birth

Date of birth:
1898
Place of birth:
Birmingham, England

Death

Date of death:
27 Elul 5676 (25 September 1916)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Burial place:
Guards' Cemetery, Les Boeufs

Places

Addresses

Parents' home:
17 Lyttelton Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham (1911)

Schools

Name:
King Edward's High School, New Street, Birmingham

Synagogues

Name:
Birmingham Hebrew Congregation

Family

Siblings

Wilfred John Phillips (male)
Margret Flora Phillips (female)

Parents

Father: Gerald Albert Phillips (male)
Mother: Blanche Alice Sytner (female)

Homefront

Military Record

Military service:
British Army
Date enlisted/conscripted:
1916
Date discharged/death:
25 September 1916
Rank at discharge/death:
Lieutenant
Assignments
Regiment:
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion/unit:
15th Battalion

Roll of Honour

R. H. PHILLIPS, 24 September 1918

British Jewry Book of Honour - Page 95

Commonwealth Graves Commission

Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Date of Death:
25 September 1916
Age:
18 years old
Regiment / service:
Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 15th Bn.
Cemetery:
Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs, France
Grave reference:
XIII. T. 10.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:

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