R Phillips . British Army Royal Armoured Corps R Phillips served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Flt.Sgt. Ralph Clifford George Phillips . Royal Air Force 90 Squadron from Mountain Ash (d.11/12th Sep 1944) Ralph Clifford George Phillips (known as Clifford) was my uncle and although he was shot down 22 years before I was born, I am nevertheless very proud of him and what he did for our country.
My late mother always told me that he was in an Avro Lancaster when he was killed and all they know was that he was flying over the Baltic Sea.
In my possession I have a letter dated 18th of September 1944 for his young widow notifying her that he is "missing from air operations". The letter is signed by Wing Commander A J Ogilvie.
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QM. Raymond Snow "Snowy" Phillips . Royal Navy HMS Cossack from Mountain Ash I am trying to find out information about my uncle, Raymond Snow Phillips. I understand he served on HMS Cossack and was in the boarding party that boarded the Altmark, but beyond a couple of news paper cuttings I have no other information. I anyone could contact me if you know anything about him.
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Cpl. Rhoda Ellen Phillips . Womens Auxiliary Air Force. from Ilfracombe, Devon Corporal Rhoda Phillips served with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force at St Eval in Devon.
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2nd Lt. Roger A. Phillips . USAAF 61st Sqd. (d.5th Feb 1944)
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Able Sea. Ronald Ernest Phillips . Royal Navy HMS Formidable from Chichester, Sussex My dad, Ron Phillips served on HMS Formidable from 1942 till 1945, he was a gunner but he did not talk a lot of what went on during the war. I know he had shrapnel wounds on his back, sadly he passed away in 1994. He was on the shipwhen they brought Prisoners of War back and I know my Dad was very proud to have served on HMS Formidable. He used to do boxing on the ship at fly weight as he was only short.
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Pte. Rowland Thomas Phillips . British Army from Wem
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FO Selwyn Guy Phillips . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 95th Squadron from Westminster, London (d.5th Jan 1944) Flying Officer Phillips was the Son of Henry William and Fanny Phillips, of Westminster, London.
He is buried in St. Etienne Chapel Cemetery, Nouadhibou, Mauritania.
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Stanley Phillips . British Army Royal Engineers from North Wales My father, Stanley Phillips, was in Egypt with the Royal Engineers, part of 8th Army Desert Rats.
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T Phillips . British Army Royal Armoured Corps T Phillips served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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WA Phillips . British Army Royal Artillery WA Phillips served with the Royal Artillery British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Rfn Walter George Phillips . British Army 1st Btn Kings Royal Rifle Corps from Peckham London (d.26th April 1941) Walter Phillips was my mother's first husband. During WW2 he served with the King's Royal Rifle Corps. He drowned on 26th of April 1941 when a pinnacle belonging to HMAS Perth got submerged and 50 drowned on their way back to Perth a mile from the shore.
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WD Phillips . British Army WD Phillips served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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L/Cpl William Evan Phillips . British Army 1st Battalion. Welsh Guards from Rhondda Valley This is a letter recived by my late mother from the father of Second Lieutenant C N Jenson 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, about the capture of my late father Lance Corporal W.E. Phillips 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.
Letter dated 25.06.1940
The following account of the events of Wednesday 29th May 1940 leading up to the time when my son Second Lieut. C.N.Jenson, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and the nine men with him at the end were last seen is the result of exhaustive enquiries which I have personally made from all officers and men whom I was told were likely to be able to throw any light on the subject.
I am satisfied that I now know all that I shall ever know unless either my son or any of his men survive as prisoners of war. I consider that there is a fair chance of this but I cannot say that there is any evidence of it. I may say that I have heard from various sources that the Germans are treating their prisoners and the wounded well. I understand that both the Government and the Red Cross have found great difficulty in finding out about prisoners up till now. So we do not expect to have further news for some time.
The action in question took place in Flanders half way between West Cappell and Vyfweg 12 miles inland from Dunkirk about 5 oclock in the afternoon. My son's platoon based on a farmhouse was the right platoon of his company on the flank from the enemy attack was expected and it was covering the rest of the company with which the remainder of the battalion was fighting a real guard action. My son's orders were to hold onto his position until things got too hot and then retire to the rest of the company.
His position in the afternoon became serious as his platoon was attacked by four tanks followed by infantry estimated by a survivor as a good deal more than a company. My son then decided to evacuate the position and to fall back on the company. He ordered his platoon sergeant to retire in a motor vehicle with all the platoon except nine men who were then engaging the enemy to cover the retreat of the rest of the platoon.
The sergeant with his party managed to rejoin the company without serious loss although two or three men were slightly wounded by machine gun fire from the ground and from enemy aeroplanes. Some of this party are returned to England I am afraid that the rest of this party were either killed or wounded in the main attack on the battalion which occured shortly afterwards in whcih some officers and 250 men were lost in the subsequent evacuation from Dunkirk.
None of those remaining with my son are returned. My son saw the sergeants party safely off in their motor vehicle and was last seen entering the farmhouse to get the rest of his men away in the other motor vehicle.
Nothing more is known except that from a distance it was seen that the farmhouse was being hit by shells mortars, which I understand always follow the German tanks who send for mortars if they encounter serious opposition. Subsequently it was seen that the farmhouse was on fire but it does not at all follow that my son and his men had not withdrawn from the house before this happened. We must just hope for the best.
My wife and I were comforted by the thought as I know you will be that if that was the end it was a gallant one and that our son and his platoon carried out successfully the important task they were entrusted with and worthily upheld the honour of their regiment and the brigade of guards.
The last man got away with the sergants party who I liked very much gave me an account of their last afternoon which it would interest you to hear.
The platoon arrived at the farmhouse at about 2:30pm their put out sentries and everyone washed and shaved and had a good meal. My son then found an abandoned motor vehicle full of clean underclothes and battle dress and as they were all rather dirty by then they changed out of their old clothes into new ones. They then turned on a small wireless set and waited for the enemy.
These simple facts helped my wife and I very much to visualise the whole thing and I thought you would like to hear them although they do not add anything very material to the story which I already told you.
My father Lance Corporal W. E. Phillips sadly passed away on September 3rd 1978. He never spoke much about events in the war but he was a prisoner of war for five years in Stalag XXA, POW number 10744. Any information about this camp would be appreciated.
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Sgt. William Phillips . Indian Army Postal Service 3 Sub. Base Post Office from Bangalore City, India (d.1st Sep 1946) William Phillips was declared missing, presumed dead as of 1st September 1946 and is commemorated on Column 358 on the Singapore Memorial in the Krangi War Cemetery in Singapore.
William Phillips of the Indian Army was posted to Singapore in July 1941. He was taken Prisoner of War when Singapore fell in February 1942. He was the husband of Marie Phillips of Bangalore City, India and his children are Noel, Joyce, Kevin and Ian Phillips.
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Flt.Sgt. William David Phillips . Royal Air Force 9 Squadron from Wales (d.31st July 1944) My great, great uncle, William David Phillips, served in the 9th Squadron. He was killed on the 31st of July 1944, over Rilly La Montagne in France. I believe he was the radio operator during his last mission, which was an attempt to destroy the storage of German flight bombs in the Tunnel de Rilly-la-Montagne. He was just twenty years old when he died.
I never met William, but his sister, my great grandmother has very much been a part of my life, and I will remember William's sacrifice and those who died along with him on that mission, forever. And I hope others will too.
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William James Phillips . British Army Welsh Regiment from Caerphilly My grandfather, William Phillips never really wanted to talk about WW2.
All I know is that he was in Egypt and his camp was destroyed and he put his head in the sand, and a bomb landed by the side of him but did not go off.
Also, he was rescued by the Navy and the boat he was rescued on was torpedoed and he ended up in the water, this happened twice to him.
I have attached some photos of him that I have recently found. I am trying to find any information if anyone can help that would be great.
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Sgt D Phillips. . RAF 12sqd
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John Alwyn Phillips. . RCAF 405 sqd (d.15th Jan 1945)
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F/O Phillip Henry Phillips. . RAAF 12Sqd. (d.18th Aug 1943) Mid upper Gnr. Phillip Phillips oof the RAAF was killed on 18th August 1943 in Lancaster III DV168 PH-F of 12sqd.
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F/O Walter Phillips. . RCAF 1659 HCU
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Aux. Fireman. James Ernest Phillis . Civil Defence Service Auxiliary Fire Service from Newport My Dad James Phillis served in the AFS out of the Mendalgief Road station, Newport from 1939 until the end of the war as an engine driver and auxiliary firefighter. I do not know whether he drove a K2 or a K4 engine as I do not have a photograph of such. After the war, he joined Newport County Transport as a bus driver and remained there until he retired in 1976. He passed away in June 1983.
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F/S J. A. Phillis. . 76 Sqd (d.25th Jul 1944 )
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LAC Francis Henry Philo . Royal Air Force from London
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NE Philo . British Army NE Philo served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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JL Philp . British Army JL Philp served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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P/O. John Adam Philp . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 76 Sqd. (d.4th Jun 1942) John Philp served with 58 and 76 squadrons operationally flying Whitleys and Halifaxs. Details from his Pilots flying log book state:
John Adams Philp was born on 28th February 1921 at 44 Henleage Avenue, Bristol. He attended Dover College and then the Medical School at the University of Bristol where he volunteered for service with the RAFVR.
His flying training commenced at No.17 EFTS (elementary flying training school) RAF North Luffenham on 19th April 1941, where he flew DH 82As, finally flying solo and then being assessed as a pilot with average proficiency after 51 hours 30 min flying time on 30th May. After a period of leave he continued at the EFTS from 8th June to 18th June where he received further training flying DH 82As.
On 19th of June, John transferred to No 6 SFTS at RAF Little Rissington achieving flying A/S Oxfords. His first solo flight in an Oxford was on 3rd July. He qualified for the award of the Flying Badge as a Pilot on 30th August 1941, after a total of 136 hours 35 minutes flying time. John was then posted to No.19 OTU (officers training unit) at Kinloss on 18th September for further training, this time on Whitley IV and Vs to 6th November.
John then joined 58 Squadron `B’ flight on 20th of November 1941 at RAF Linton on Ouse and, after further training practice including 5 days at No.2 BAT Flight Driffield, he flew his first nine missions on Whitley Vs. These included bombing operations to Stavanger on 6th January 1942, Brest on 8th January, Emden on 10th January, Rotterdam on 28th January, Mannheim on 11th February, Le Harve on 14 February (abandoned operation due to failure of aircraft to climb plus bad icing and suffered a forced landing at Digby with bombs still on board on his return), Emden on 12th March (Johnny missing) Boulogne on 13th March (docks targeted 16.250 lbs bombs nickels) and on Paris 26th March (nickel raid).
On 7th April 1942 he commenced a Halifax conversion course, completing this on 17th May when he was posted to 76 Squadron `A' flight on 19th May 1942.
His first mission with 76 Squadron was on 30th May 1942 and was part of the 1000 bomber raid on Cologne; he was to fly Halifax 11 F-W1104. The Flight crew of F for Freddie were F.O. Philp - Pilot. F.Sgt Mullhauser - Wireless Operator, F.Sgt Ormerod - Obs/Navigator, F.Sgt – Lofts Bomb Aimer, Sgt Watson - Rear Gunner, Sgt Battersby - Flight Engineer, Sgt Hart - Mid-Gunner. He noted in his log book; `aircraft on target in biggest raid ever whole Cologne area ablaze and fires seen for miles. Our load dropped well on target'. His second operational mission with F-W1104 was to Essen on 1st June.
He was killed in action on only his 3rd mission with F-W1104 of 76 Squadron (his 12th operational) on 3rd/4th June 1942, flying on a raid over Bremen. His log book was noted as missing and stamped ‘death presumed’ by his commanding officer.
John Adams Philp was aged 21 years the son of Leslie and Evelyn Philp of Bristol and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
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PO Ross Perrier Philp . Royal Australian Air Force 161 Squadron from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (d.7th Oct 1944) Pilot Officer Ross Philp was the Son of Roslyn Foster Bowie Philp and Marjorie Alice Hewson Philp, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
He was 21 when he died and is buried in the Gording Churchyard in Denmark.
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L.Sea. Donald James "Phil" Philpott . Royal Navy HMS Warspite from Woolsington My father, Donald James Philpott, was a boy entrant in the mid 1930's and joined the training establishment HMS Ganges. He served on HMS Warspite for the duration of the Second World War. His primary duties involved manning the Pom Pom guns. Like many veterans my father said little about his wartime service other than his affection and regard for the Old Lady, as he called Warspite.
However, in his latter years, when it was clear that I was forming an increasing interest in Naval history, a few nuggets emerged.
He often mentioned the damage incurred by Warspite at Jutland which, he felt, was never effectively repaired, and thus resulted in the ship "never steering in a straight line". In fact, and I quote, "She could be a bugger to steer". Also, after holidaying in Crete, I gave him a book of an account of the Battle of Crete. It mentioned HMS Warspite receiving a direct hit on one of the pom pom's from a Stuka. Dad said that immediately prior to the hit he had to deliver a message to the bridge, and on returning to his station found the guns, and some of the crew had been "blown to bits".
My father firmly believed that his beloved ship had a soul and that she ran herself aground rather than suffer the indignity of the "Knackers Yard".
He went to Cornwall to see her aground and, on establishing with the workmen that he was a Warspite veteran, was taken over to the wreck for a final look and to pay his respects. We had an ashtray made from the teak of HMS Warspite
and it remains in the family to this day.
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Sargeant John Bernard Philpott . Royal Air Force 82 Squadron from Wellington, New Zealand (d.8th Sep 1940) John Bernard Philpott, born 18 September 1909, New Zealand.
John was a member of the Wellington Aero Club, New Zealand, studied with the Dominion School of Aeronautics and obtained his pilots License. He volunteered for the Royal New Zealand Air Force shortly after war broke on the 26 Oct 1939. Having turned 30 years of age he was not considered for Pilot Training.
He went to England to train as an Observer/Air Gunner and then on to Norfolk where he was posted with others to R.A.F. 82 Squadron at Watton, Norfolk as replacements for crew lost during raids on German held bases. He was part of several sorties over the occupied ports of the English Channel where it was suspected landing craft for the invasion of England were being assembled (Operation Sea Lion).
Intelligence hinted that the invasion was planned for the second week of September 1940 so on the 8th September three bombers of 82 Squadron were sent over on a reconnaissance mission to the Belgium ports even though weather conditions grounded all other aircraft of both sides. Unfortunately only the leader’s aircraft returned to base.
It is assumed that John his pilot P/O J.M.McCausland and Air Gunner Sgt R.S. Fletcher together with the crew of the third aircraft crashed in the channel and no trace has ever been found of them or their aircraft.
Officially John was listed 'Missing Presumed Killed' on the 8th September 1940. His name is on the memorial in Runnymeade, Surrey, United Kingdom
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