The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Phillips
- First Name:
- Cecil Allen
- Nick Name:
- Jim
- Rank:
- Lance Sergeant
- Regimental #:
- WX10389
- Company:
- Headquarters Company # 2 Platoon
- Enlisted:
- 18.12.1940
- DOB:
- 25.09.1918
- Place of Birth:
- Northam, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Cecil William Phillips
- Mothers's Name:
- Rosalind Martha Phillips (nee Huckstep)
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Labourer
- Memorial:
- Kranji War Cemetery, Plot 1, Row A, Grave 3, Age 23.
- Cause of Death:
- Killed in Action
- Place of Death:
- Ulu Pandan, Reformatory Road
- Date of Death:
- 12.02.1942
- Buried:
- Where killed at map reference 763132 by Major A.Clough Party on 21.12.1942
General Description
Below: Cecil William Fowler Phillips, father to Jim, died 2 February 1945. He had not learnt of Jim’s death (Singapore Feb 1942).
Jim’s mother died Subiaco 28 Aug 1975 aged 71 years.
Jim’s parents Cecil William Fowler Phillips born 1883 South Australia married Rosalind Martha Huckstep born in England at Northam 1917.
