PHILLIPS, Charles Francis
| Service Numbers: | 209, 830 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | New South Wales, Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Pittsworth, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Kuraby, Queensland, Australia, 14 July 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot: 10-32-9 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 209, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 830, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
| 1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 209, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes the 3rd Contingent embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900. | |
| 21 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 209, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd embarked at Cape Town 9 May 1901 aboard Morayshire returning to Australia arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901. | |
| 18 Feb 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 830, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes embarked at Sydney 18 Feb 1902 aboard Custodian. | |
| 19 Aug 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 830, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes embarked Durban 11 Jul 1902 returning to Australia aboard Drayton Grange arriving Brisbane 13 Aug 1902, disbanded 19 Aug 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Charles Francis Phillips served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private S.N. 209 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and second as a Private S.N. 830 in the 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 471 & 524).
His funeral notice in the Courier Mail, Brisbane, 16 Jul 1954, also notes he served in the 25th Battalion AIF in WW1. He appears he enlisted in Brisbane under the name of Charles Phillips S.N. 2193 serving as a Private. It also appears that he lowered his age at enlistment as Brisbane City Council Toowong Cemetery records indicates he was 79 years of age when he died in 1954 (source Funeral Notice; National Archives Australia WW1 service record; ADFA - AIF Project; and OZ-Boer Database Project).
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