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Full Name
Charles Ernest Phillips
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Charles Ernest
Surname
Phillips
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
10/499
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
15 May 1891
Religion
Anglican
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Schoolmaster
Next of Kin
Mrs E.J. Phillips, P.O. Box 17, Utiku, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Enlistment Address
Utiku, New Zealand
Physical Description
  • Height: 5 feet 10 1/2 inches
  • Weight: 12 stone
  • Complexion: Medium
  • Eye colour: Grey
  • Hair colour: Brown
Military District
Wellington
Body on Embarkation
Main Body
Embarkation Unit
Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date
16 October 1914
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
Vessel
Limerick or Arawa
Destination
Suez,Egypt (3 December 1914)
Nominal Roll Number
Vol1
Page on Nominal Roll
580
Last Unit Served
Wellington Infantry Battalion
Place of Death
Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of Death
27 April 1915
Age at Death
23
Year of Death
1915
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Memorial Name
Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey
Memorial Reference
Panel 76
Biographical Notes
  • Son of Mrs. E. T. Phillips, of Utiku, Rangitikei, Wanganui.
  • Medical examination undertaken 17 August 1914; attested in Fielding
Description of Image
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915
Archives NZ source
Military personnel file
Sources Used
  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
  • Military Service Record