George Phillips
Service Number
112786
Military Unit
175th Tunnelling Coy Royal Engineers
Date of birth
Date of Death
16 Nov 1915 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Alton, Staffordshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
In 1911 he was a coal miner hewer
- Family History
- Military History
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Family History
George Phillips was born in 1865 and married Harriett Owen (born 27th December 1866) in 1887 their marriage was recorded in the Basford registration district, they had 6 children, sadly 3 were to die in infancy or early childhood, their other surviving children were Lucy b1890, Lois b1894 and Alice b1896 all were born in East Kirkby
In 1911 the family are living at 29 Gladstone Street, East Kirkby.
Military History
Sapper George Phillips enlisted at Blackwell, Worcestershire whilst residing at East Kirkby, he died of wounds on 16th November 1915 and is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium,
Extra Information
Unknown
Photographs
George Phillips
Commonwealth war grave headstone marking his grave at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Courtesy of Murray Biddle