Pte. Henry William Phillips
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Seeking help please, to find uncles birth & death certs/records.
Pte. Henry William Phillips, 38151, 9th Bn., Welsh Regt.. Died 7th July 1916, Somme, aged 20. Buried Becourt Military Cemetery.
Mother, Florence (Ann) Phillips, 114, Ifield Rd., West Brompton, London.
Father (possibly), Charles William Phillips, hotel porter of 114, Ifield Rd., (Kensington).
Have been told death cert. could be issued by army or country of death.
there are two possibles for his birth in 1896
Birth Index, about Henry William Phillips
Name:Henry William Phillips
Date of Registration:Jan-Feb-Mar 1896
Registration district:Chelsea
Inferred County:Greater London, London, MiddlesexVolume:1aPage:387
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Henry William Phillips
Name:Henry William Phillips
Date of Registration:Apr-May-Jun 1896
Registration district:PaddingtonI
nferred County:Greater London, London, MiddlesexVolume:1aPage:62
Just for reference CWGC
Casualty Details
Name: PHILLIPS, HENRY WILLIAM
Initials: H W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Welsh Regiment
Unit Text: 9th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 07/07/1916
Service No: 38151
Awards: M M
Additional information: Son of Mrs. Florence Phillips, of 114, Ifield Rd., West Brompton, London.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. R. 13.
Cemetery: BECOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT
There's also a medal card for him
Last edited by elaine; 17-07-2011 at 07:18 PM.
Elaine
Looking for Moore/Ward mainly Leicester, Elsden/Elsdon Essex way and where is Gertrude Wills???
Census information Crown Copyright in Care of The National Archives
It's not easy!
I keep coming back to this one,
1901 Census
CHANDLER, Elizabeth
KENSINGTON, London
RG13 piece 30 folio 104 page 15
CHANDLER, Elizabeth Head Widow F 55 1846 Living On Own Means
Bath
Somersetshire
PHILLIPS, Henry W Grand Son Single M 4 1897
Paddington
London
just can't find any combination with a Florence at the moment
Elaine
Looking for Moore/Ward mainly Leicester, Elsden/Elsdon Essex way and where is Gertrude Wills???
Census information Crown Copyright in Care of The National Archives
Have you found this yet?
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 about Henry William Phillips
Name: Henry William Phillips
Birth Place: London
Residence: South Kensington, Middx.
Death Date: 7 Jul 1916
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Aberystwyth
Rank: Private
Regiment: Welsh Regiment
Battalion: 9th Battalion
Number: 38151
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Elaine
Looking for Moore/Ward mainly Leicester, Elsden/Elsdon Essex way and where is Gertrude Wills???
Census information Crown Copyright in Care of The National Archives
Janet H thank you for the 2 leads. I have already obtained Vol1a Pg387 cert., not the right family I believe. Hadn't seen Vol1a Pg62 so will now apply for that one.
Elaine thanks for the CWGC reference, that's where I originally found the existence of my uncle. The MM is a mistake in transcription (CWGC). I have a copy of the medal card.
I totally agree with the first line of your second reply. I have been trying for about six years now to trace my family and not got very far at all. I have hit brickwalls at each turn. The name Chandler has appeared as a "formally Chandler" on one cert. so that has given me another route to follow. Had found Soldiers Died. Thank you both.
Last edited by tonyk; 17-07-2011 at 09:00 PM.
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