15/10/1914- To Depot Company as Private
7/05/1915- Joined 11th Battalion in the field Gallipoli ex Alexandria Egypt
29/07/1915- Admitted 2nd Australian Field Ambulance Gallipoli ( Diarrhoea ) then to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station
4/08/1915- Evacuated/Admitted 1st Australian General Hospital Heliopolis Egypt ( Debility/Dysentry ) ex Hospital Ship Gallipoli
30/09/1915- Admitted Mena House Hospital Cairo Egypt
25/10/1915- Transferred/Admitted Australian & New Zealand Convalescent Hospital Helouan Egypt
31/10/1915- Discharged to Duty Base Depot Zeitoun Egypt
4/12/1915- Admitted 3rd Australian General Hospital Lemnos ( Pyrexia ) ex 67th Field Ambulance ex Lowland Casualty Clearing Station
19/12/1915- Rejoined Unit sarpi Camp Lemnos
7/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Lemnos
5/04/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
10/07/1916- Admitted 30th General Hospital Calais France ( Sprained Right Knee ) ex 3rd Field Ambulance ex 80th Casualty Clearing Station
22/07/1916- To No. 1 Convalescent Depot Boulogne France
30/07/1916- Discharged to 1st Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Hospital
9/08/1916- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Injury
14/08/1916- Promoted CORPORAL in the field France
24/03/1917- Awarded MILITARY MEDAL
15/04/1917- Wounded in Action France ( Bayonet Wound Thigh )
19/04/1917- Admitted 32nd General Hospital Wimereux France ex 3rd Field Ambulance
26/04/1917- Evacuated/Admitted 1st London General Hospital England ex Boulogne France
16/05/1917- Granted Leave England
1/06/1917- To No. 3 Command Depot Hurdcott England ex Leave
16/07/1917- Proceeded Overseas 1st Australian Division Base Depot Havre France ex Southampton ex Perham Downs
4/08/1917- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
21/09/1917- Wounded in Action Belgium ( Gunshot Wound Side & Compound Fracture Right Ulna )
21/09/1917- Admitted 8th General Hospital Rouen France ex 6th Field Ambulance ex 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station
28/10/1917- Evacuated/Admitted 2nd London General Hospital Chelsea England
2/02/1918- Admitted 1st Australian Aux Hospital Harefield England
11/03/1918- Granted Leave England
25/03/1918- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England ex Leave
1/05/1918- To Course of Instruction in Wool Classing at Halifax England
15/09/1918- Embarked England for Australia per ” Arawa ”
10/11/1918- Disembarked Australia
16/04/1919- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )- Derangement of Right Elbow Joint.
MILITARY MEDAL
Date of Recommendation : 10 March 1917
” On the night of 26th/27th February, 1917, at LE BARQUE. At the commencement of operations prior to the capture of LE BARQUE, PHILLIPS established under heavy Machine Gun fire strong posts on the right flank of the village, and actively harrassed the enemy. He showed much initiative and dash in ” mopping-up work “, both in LE BARQUE and THILLOY . He organized his section under heavy fire , and set a splendid example of courage and devotion to duty to his men during the operations “.
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 27 August 1917
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page 1829, Position 53
Date of London Gazette : 11 May 1917
Location in London Gazette : Page 4601, Position 89.