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|Surname and forenames=Phillips John Robert
 
|Surname and forenames=Phillips John Robert
 
|Army number=4456292
 
|Army number=4456292
|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
 
|Date of birth=Born 1920/21.
 
|Date of birth=Born 1920/21.
|Age=19
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|Age=19 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but probably Spring/Summer 1939.  Posted ? 9th Bn DLI.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS. Previously missing, now presumed DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20/5/40 B.E.F. France, Authority:- CAS L. Category "C", W.D.L. M/OR/15727, Cat C dated 10/8/43, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939, based on his number.  Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI.  Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.   Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Previous reported missing, now presumed to have DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20/5/40 - Authority:- CAS L. Category "C", W.D.L. M/OR/15727, Cat C dated 10/8/43, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Company/Battery=HQ Company.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
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|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
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|Promotions=None known.
 
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 
|Wounded=Yes - details not yet available.
 
|Wounded=Yes - details not yet available.
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40
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|Died/Killed in action=Presumed to have DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20-May-40.  No known grave.  Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]].
|Home address=Son of Sydney Cuthbert and Catherine Phillips, Bensham.   Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]].
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|Home address=Son of Sydney Cuthbert and Catherine Phillips, Bensham.
 
|Source table=1TS
 
|Source table=1TS
 
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}}
  
 
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Name Phillips John Robert
Army number 4456292
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1920/21.
Age 19 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939, based on his number. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Previous reported missing, now presumed to have DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20/5/40 - Authority:- CAS L. Category "C", W.D.L. M/OR/15727, Cat C dated 10/8/43, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes - details not yet available.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Presumed to have DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, DUNKIRK MEMORIAL.
Home address Son of Sydney Cuthbert and Catherine Phillips, Bensham.
Source table 1TS

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