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Bacchus Marsh
Avenue of Honour

Trooper Thomas James Phillips

2/5/1897
Born at Bacchus Marsh, VIC
28/7/1915
Enlisted in the AIF, aged 18
23/11/1915
Embarked aboard the HMAT A40 Ceramic with the 7th Reinforcements, 13th Light Horse Regiment
Disembarked in Egypt
5/3/1916
Posted to B Squadron
13/3/1916
Attached to the 5th Division as Cavalry
17/6/1916
Embark from Egypt
25/6/1916
Disembark at Marseilles, France
7/7/1916
Transferred to the 1st ANZAC Mounted Regiment and posted to C Squadron - still attached to 5th Division
25/3/1917
Detached for duty with Headquarters, Assistant Provost Marshal
7/4/1917
Proceeding to join the 4th Division
9/8/1917
AWL - awarded forfeit 2 days pay - London
6/12/1917
To hospital, trench fever - Belguim
14/12/1917
Admitted to 1st Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, France
2/1/1918
Admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital - Bristol
17/1/1918
Diagnosed with tachycardia ( pulse 120) and as having attacks of Dyspnoea and giddiness on exertion since having trench fever
23/1/1918
Discharged to Convalescent Depot
21/4/1918
Embark for Australia aboard the A29 HT Suevic
7/6/1918
Returned to Australia
16/9/1918
Pulse improving, generally improving
9/10/1918
Discharged from the AIF
8/12/1980
Died at Shepparton, VIC, aged 83

Last updated by lee, Thu, 13 May 2021 17:59:49