Phillips, William

Age: 23
Date of birth: c1895

Parents: Henry John and Sarah Ann Phillips
Wife:
Address: 26 Woodhouse Street

Occupation:

Wiliiam was born in 1895 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire. His father Henry, who was a butcher’s horse driver, had been born in Warwick and so were three of his older brothers Thomas, Harry and Albert.

According to the census of 1911 the family had moved to 22 St James Street, Wednesbury, Staffordshire. William was one of nine surviving children. He had three younger brothers Bertie, Victor and Charles and two younger sisters Nellie and Mary Ann. William aged 16 was working as a furnace hand.

William’s brother, Victor, also died.  Their mother completed the application for the Warwick War Memorial and was living at 26 Woodhouse Street at the time.

Military Service

Rank & Number: Lance Corporal, 200225
Regiment/Service: C Company, 1st/5th, South Staffordshire Regiment
Brigade/Division: 137th Brigade, 46th Division
Date of death: Thursday, October 03, 1918
Cause of death/Battle: Killed in Action - Battle of Beaurevoir
Commemorated/Buried: Vis-en-Artois, Pas de Calais
Awards: Territorial Force War Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated locally at: St Pauls Church

Warwick Advertiser 17th February 1917

Warwick Advertiser 2nd November 1918

Contributors

  • Unlocking Warwick Research Group
  • Warwick Advertiser excerpts courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office

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