Phillips, William Irving

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The family of Phillips have donated many of his war photographs to the University of Sydney Archives, a sample are uploaded here. Contact the Archives for more information about the collection.

Book of Remembrance entry

Arts : Sergeant, 1st Field Coy., Engineers, A.I.F., Gallipoli and France. Enlisting 18th August, 1914, and sailing with 1st Division 18th October, was present at Anzac from the Landing till invalided to Australia in November. Re-embarking 1st October, 1916, for England, rejoined 1st Coy. in France 20th April, 1918, and served until demobilisation. Promoted sergeant in Education Service after the Armistice. Early education at Bowral District School. Later at Teachers' College.

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1891

Birth in Wingello Park -- NSW, Australia 15 August 1891
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Early education at Bowral District School, Bowral, NSW, Australia
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Early education at Big Hill Public School, Big Hill, NSW, Australia
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Early education at Upper McDonald Public School, Upper Macdonald, NSW, Australia
1911

Teacher at Manly -- NSW, Australia 1911
1912

Tertiary education at Sydney Teachers College, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1912
1914

Enlisted 18 Aug 1914
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Military service as Sergeant at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; France --, France
1920

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1920
1921

Teacher at Armidale -- NSW, Australia 1921
1924

Teacher at Delungra -- NSW, Australia 1924
1927

Teacher at Murwillumbah -- NSW, Australia 1927
1930

Headmaster at Cessnock -- NSW, Australia 1930
1933

Headmaster at Cessnock -- NSW, Australia 1933
1937

Headmaster at Neutral Bay -- Sydney, Australia 1937
1942

Headmaster at Bourke Street Public School -- NSW, Australia 1942
1946

School Inspector 1946
1960

Member of NSW Retired Teacher's Assoc. since 1960
1966

Phillips W.I. : Death 1966

Gender

Male

From the archives

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Portrait of brothers William and George Phillips in uniform [ jpg ]

Portrait of William Irving PHILLIPS [ jpg ]

Image of pages from Phillips' War Diary [ jpg ]

Image 2 of pages from Phillips' War Diary [ jpg ]

Image 3 of pages from Phillips' War Diary [ jpg ]

Sydney Teachers College class of 1912 [ jpg ]

H.O.Lang, W.I Phillips & John H Reid on Anzac Day [ jpg ]

The University of Sydney receipt for tuition [ jpg ]

Graduates of Sydney Teachers College at the Sphinx [ jpg ]

Reverse of photo of Sydney Teachers College men at Sphynx [ Jpg ]

Page from Diary, 25 December 1916 [ jpg ]

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