John Phillips
Alias Philips; Josef Feilipus
Born 3.05.1875
Place Kristinestad (Kristiinankaupunki), Finland
Ethnic origin Finnish
Religion Church of England
Father Peter Phillips
Mother Ana Sofia Phillips
Family
Wife Eva Philips (Evelin Low), married 1904, 3 children, son Robert Philips
Residence before arrival at Australia Served 3 years in Spanish-American War and 4 years in South Africa
Arrived at Australia
on 1893
per Candore Castle
disembarked at Sydney
Residence before enlistment Was engaged in inter colonial coastal sailing; Melbourne
Occupation Seaman, sailmaker
Service 1 (Depot)
enlisted 13.10.1915
POE Melbourne
rank Private
discharged 6.11.1915
Service 2 service number 342
enlisted 19.06.1916
POE Melbourne
unit 12th MG Company
rank Private
place Western Front, 1916-1917
final fate RTA 8.04.1917
discharged 18.07.1917 MU
Naturalisation 1916
Residence after the war Sydney
Materials
Naturalisation (NAA) (Phillips)
Digitised service records 1 (Phillips) 2 (Philips) (NAA)