South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 23855 Victor PHILLIPS - 2nd/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Died as a Prisoner of War on Monday, July 15th 1918 aged 19

grave for v phillips

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals Cologne Southern Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
After 1 Feb 1917 in France ~ Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial
    Warwick St. Paul
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted  
Died of lung infection whilst a Prisoner of War January 1917 in Wednesbury Other War Memorials
    Wednesbury 
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
Weidenau ~  
     

Circumstances of Death

Victor is listed as dying of a lung infection on 15 Jul 1918 whilst a prisoner of war.

Red cross records show that Victor was taken prisoner four months previously on 22 Mar 1918 at Attilly and was held at the Wetzlar and then later Weidenau POW Camps. He died of a lung infection at Weidenau. Unfortunately the war diary pages for March 1918 are missing from the record, perhaps lost duing the German attack and so we cannot give anymore detail about his capture. Attilly is to the north of St. Julien was at the centre of the massive German attack launched the previous day, the first day of the German Spring Offensive.
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
11 Nov 1898 in Wednesbury, Staffs 20 Dec 1898 at Wednesbury, St James
   
Parents Names Abode
Henry John and Sarah Phillips 26 Woodhouse Street, Warwick
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1898 - Wednesbury 1911 - School in Wednesbury
1901 - 22 St. James Street, Wednesbury  
1911 - 22 St. James Street, Wednesbury  
1914 - 26 Woodhouse Street, Warwick  
   

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