Frank PHILPS

Regimental number11/1213
Place of birthRongotea
AddressRongotea
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, G A Philps, Rongotea
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on 14 August 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No 31), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Alfred and Mary Ann Philps, 168 Scandia Street, Palmerston North. Born at Rongotea
Family/military connectionsBrother: 11/812 Alfred PHILPS
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Sixth