Duncan Alexander Phillips
Name Duncan Alexander Phillips
Number Corporal 1144
Battalion 8th Battalion
Place of Birth Ballarat
Next of Kin His mother Mrs. Georgina Rennie Lockwood of P O 32 Leongatha and earlier 140 little Ryrie St Geelong
Date and place of enlistment Korumburra 27/9/1914
Physical details on enlistment Age 30 years 3 months, 5’6 ¼ ”, brown eyes and dark brown hair
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Farm labourer
Date and place of death He was killed in action at Pozieres on 25/7/1916
Location of grave or memorial
He was buried at Puchevillers Military Cemetery north east of Villers Botage
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He lived in Leongatha
Military History
- He was in the 8th battalion from the start.
- Information on his circular was witnessed by William Russell. William Russell was Alan Russell’s father.
- 27/9/14 He enlisted in Korumburra
- 22/12/14 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Themistocles
- 25/4/15 He was at the Gallipoli landing
- 20/8/15 He was admitted to the field ambulance at Anzac with diarrhea
- 22/8/15 He was moved to Mudros and admitted to the 18th Stationary Hospital with enteritis
- 19/9/15 He was admitted to a convalescent camp at Mudros and discharged
- 25/9/15 He went back to hospital on Lemnos
- 29/10/15
- Embarked Alexandria
- Disembarked Marseilles
- He was in action at the Somme
- 25/7/16 He went to the 44th Casually Clearing Station where he died
- His effects consisted of an identity disc, leather money belt, jug purse, whistle, lanyard, pocket knife and chain, stud, notebook, post cards, letters, photos and a battalion colour
- 7/6/16 His mother received his effects
- 3/5/17 His death certificate was sent to Mr. J W Sutherland solicitor of Leongatha. Mr. Sutherland requested this, as it was required by an insurance company.
* He was buried at Puchevillers military cemetery 5 ¾ miles N E of Villers.Botage France
- His mother was married to a Lockwood, the soldier’s father died in 1896
- Her other sons were J G Phillips 3rd DAC and Captain A F Phillips 7th Battalion AIF