Soldier Details:
Surname: Phillips
Initials:   D.G.
Rank:   Corporal
Army No.:  P/12763
Notes:   MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (4) Mesopotamia, 1/1/1917. Formerly Pte 1/4 Hampshire Regiment, No.2356. National Roll of the Great War 1914 - 1918, Section IV, Southampton, page 299. Formerly Pte. 1/4/& 1/5 Hampshire Regt. No 2356. Volunteering in September 1914 he was immediately drafted to India, where he served on the North West Frontier until December 1916. He was then transferred to Mesopotamia and there too part in the capture of Kut and Baghdad and various other places. He was demobilised on his return home in November 1919, holding the General Service and Victory Medals. 63 Avenue Road, Itchen, Herts.