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Phillips, Robert Edwin
UK, Army List, 1918
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Full Name
Phillips, Robert Edwin
Date Of Birth
11 Apr 1895
Age
21
Birth Place
Hill Top, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, U.K.
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
25 Jan 1917
Date Of Death
23 Sep 1968
Further Information
Name appears in the "Foreign Orders" list published quarterly. Special Reserve of Officers.
Information
13th Battalion, attached 9th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Later Captain.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 14/08/1917 (MiD); 25/09/1917 (Légion d'Honneur) Further gazette pages: 8332 (MiD); 9983 (Légion d'Honneur) Gazette issue: 30233 (MiD); 30309 (Légion d'Honneur)
Rank Name
Temporary Lieutenant
Award Details
Award received from France during First World War (Légion d'Honneur).
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
5703 (V.C.); Issue 30122 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Kut, Mesopotamia
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion
13th Battalion, attached 9th (Service) Battalion
Place of Death
St Veep, Lostwithiel, Cornwall
Seniority Date
26 Jan 1917
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Army List, 1918
Content Source
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The official published Lists are often one of the best ways to trace an officer's career in the British Services.
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