John Thomas Phillips
Service number
5646
Military unit
1/6th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
08 Sep 1916 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Cauldon Lowe Cheadle Staffordshire
Employment, education or hobbies
He was a a butchers shop assistant in 1911.
- Family History
- Military history
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Family history
John Thomas Phillips was born in 1895 the son of the late James a limestone quarryman and Ellen Phillips née Finney and the brother of Alice, James William and Harry Phillips of 22 New Street, Kirkby in Ashfield.
James was born in 1868 at Cotton, Staffordshire he died in 1907 aged 40 yrs, Ellen Finney was born in 1870 at Cauldon Lowe, Staffordshire, married in 1891 at Cheadle, Staffordshire, they had 6 children, 1 died in infancy or early childhood.
In 1911 the family lived at 4 Diamond Avenue Kirkby in Ashfield.
Military history
Private John Thomas Phillips enlisted at Mansfield, he died of wounds on 8th September 1916 and is buried at Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
John Thomas Phillips
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone marking his grave at Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France. Courtesy of Murray Biddle