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James Thompson Phillips

In memory of:

Private James Thompson Phillips

October 25, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

139660

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

75th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

September 30, 1892

Son of James T. and Catherine Doherty Phillips, of 66, Herbert Avenue (Kew Beach), Toronto, Ontario.

Brother of Private John Doherty Phillips who died on November 24, 1918 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 148 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

V. G. 11.

Location:

Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of JAMES THOMPSON PHILLIPS– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Newspaper Clipping
  • Newspaper Clipping 2– Pte. James Thompson Phillips is mentioned in this article about his brother (Pte. John D. Phillips) who died in November 1918.

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