Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George V)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Phillips
Initials:   E.A.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  P/6698
Notes:   MFP. Served Home. He was born in Winscombe, enlisted in Bristol and resided in Winscombe. Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929. 21/11/1918 Died at the Military Hospital Millbank, London. 31/3/1919 his widow Winifred received £9-10-00 war gratuity. Info from Army Record: 8/12/1915 enlisted, 14/6/1916 mobilized in the Devonshire Regiment No. 27210, age 36.11 years, occupation Groom, address: 5 Lynch road, Winscombe, Weston Super Mare. 31/1/1917 transferred to MFP. 21/11/1918 he died from pneumonia. Info from Pension Index Card: Phillips, Ernest Algernon, No. PO/6698, MFP, L/Cpl, 21/11/1918 died from pneumonia contracted on active service. Mother Winifred S, Combe Cottage, Flax Bourton, Nr Bristol and later 55 Lynch Road, Winscombe, Somerset. 27/12/1918 she received a grant of £5. 26/5/1919 she received a pension of 13/9 per week. Ernest Algernon Phillips.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 21st November 1918
Company: MFP
Cemetery: WINSCOMBE (ST JAMES THE GREAT) CHURCHYARD   UNITED KINGDOM
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