MS 949
Reference code
MS 949
Title
Papers of Frederick Edwin Phillips
Level
Sub-fonds
Administrative / Biographical history
Frederick Edwin Phillips (1881-1943) was born in Rode, Somerset, in 1881. Trained as a plasterer, he enlisted in the British Army’s Royal Engineers in 1902. He served as a sapper until 1905, when he transferred to the Army Reserve. Phillips was mobilised in August 1914 at the outbreak of the World War I, joining the 7th Field Company, Royal Engineers, part of the 4th Division of the British Expeditionary Force. He served in France and Belgium from September 1914 to October 1915, participating in key operations during the early stages of the war. His duties included constructing bridges over the Marne and Aisne rivers, building barbed-wire barricades in front of trenches, creating gun emplacements, repairing roads, carrying out demolitions, and laying mines, including during the fighting at Ypres. After returning to England at the end of his period of engagement, he was discharged from the Army in October 1915, having completed 13 years of service. He had married Beatrice Osment in 1908, and the couple had two children. Frederick Phillips died in 1943.
Date
1914-1919
Extent & medium
1 file containing 8 items
Content description
Papers comprising a manuscript diary and transcript, a postcard, two photographs and three medals of Frederick E Phillips, Sapper, British Army Royal Engineers, World War I:
01 Manuscript diary of Frederick E Philips in England, France and Belgium from mobilisation in August 1914 to his discharge in October 1915,
5 Aug 1914 - 16 Oct 1915
02 Typescript transcript of manuscript diary of Frederick E Phillips,
5 Aug 1914 - 16 Oct 1915
03 Christmas photograph-postcard of King George V and Queen Mary, sent to British troops, with manuscript initials ‘F.P’ on reverse,
Dec 1914
04 Photographs: Two photographs of Frederick Edwin Philips in uniform, at Armentières,
Feb 1915
05 Medals: World War I medals of Frederick E Phillips: 1914-15 Star with bar '5th Aug-22nd Nov 1914', issued to those who had served under enemy fire; British War Medal (1914-1920) and The Allied Victory Medal (1914-1919)
01 Manuscript diary of Frederick E Philips in England, France and Belgium from mobilisation in August 1914 to his discharge in October 1915,
5 Aug 1914 - 16 Oct 1915
02 Typescript transcript of manuscript diary of Frederick E Phillips,
5 Aug 1914 - 16 Oct 1915
03 Christmas photograph-postcard of King George V and Queen Mary, sent to British troops, with manuscript initials ‘F.P’ on reverse,
Dec 1914
04 Photographs: Two photographs of Frederick Edwin Philips in uniform, at Armentières,
Feb 1915
05 Medals: World War I medals of Frederick E Phillips: 1914-15 Star with bar '5th Aug-22nd Nov 1914', issued to those who had served under enemy fire; British War Medal (1914-1920) and The Allied Victory Medal (1914-1919)
Provenance
Unknown
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