Private George Francis (Frank) Phillips of the London Regiment died of his wounds on 7 October 1918 at University War Hospital, Southampton. He was the third son of Major and Mrs Phillips of Longfield, 35 Broom Road, then in the postal district of Hampton Wick. He is buried in Teddington Cemetery.

According to his entry on the Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington, he was born about 1899 in Southsea, Hampshire. His parents were John Henley Shawe Phillips and Charlotte Marie Phillips (nee Taylor). He enlisted at Whitehall whilst living in Teddington joining first the 21st London Regiment as a Private (37431) but was subsequently transferred to the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (76893) but was posted to 3rd London Regiment at the time he was killed.

He is not listed on the Hampton Wick War Memorial but is commemorated on the Teddington War Memorial and has an entry on the Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington.

His older brother, 2nd Lieut John Harold Montague Phillips, killed on 25 January 1916 also has an entry on this Online War Memorial in the section “Others Who Fell” and on the Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington.

Both Private George Francis Phillips and 2nd Lieutenant John Harold Montague Phillips are commemorated on a plaque erected in St Paul’s Church, High Street, Culham, Oxfordshire (IWMM 60044) by their father. As his father is referred to as being “of Culham” on the plaque, it would appear that his father had an ancestral link to the village.

His eldest brother, Lieutenant A.H.R Phillips, served in the Army Service Corps. He announced his engagement in The Surrey comet on 3 July 1918 and appears to have survived the war and so has an entry in the “survivors” section of this Online War Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant John Harold Montague Phillips of the 4th (London) Field Company Royal Engineers died in France on 25 January 1916 from wounds received two days before. He is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery.

According to his entry in the Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington, he was born early in 1896 in Hammersmith.

He was the second son of Major John Henley Shawe Phillips and Mrs Charlotte Marie Phillips(nee Taylor). At the time of the 1901 Census the family were living at 33 Bridge Avenue, Hammersmith. By the next Census in 1911 they had moved to the River House, St Peters Road, St Margarets , Isleworth and subsequently at the time of 2nd Lieutenant JHP Phillips’ death in 1916 the family’s home was at Longfield, 35 Broom Road, then in the postal area of Hampton Wick.

According to Lt Phillips’ obituary in The Surrey Comet dated 5 February 1916, he had been educated in Malden College. Thereafter from 1913 until 1914 he attended the Camborne Mining School(“CMS”) in Cornwall (according to his entry on the war memorial erected by the CMS) . He had originally enlisted as a Private in the Honourable Artillery Company but subsequently obtained a commission in the Royal Engineers and soon afterwards saw service at the Front. He had returned home on leave in August 1915.

His younger brother, Private George F Phillips died on 12 October 1918, and also has an entry on this Online War Memorial in the “Others who fell” section.

His older brother , Lieutenant AHR Phillips, was serving in the Army Service Corps and announced his engagement in The Surrey Comet on 3 July 1918 and appears to have survived the war so has an entry in the “survivors” section of this website.

Although 2nd Lieutenant John Harold Montague Phillips is not included on the Hampton Wick War Memorial, he is commemorated on the Teddington War Memorial and on the Camborne Mining School War Memorial at St Martin & St Meriodoc Church, Cornwall. He is also commemorated with his brother on a plaque in St Pauls Church , High Street, Culham, Oxfordshire (IWMM 60044 incorrectly has Oxford). The memorial plaque refers to both sons and to their father as Major John Henley Shand Phillips of Culham House, his father, appears to have family connections with Culham in Oxfordshire.

2nd Lieutenant JHM Phillips also has an entry on the Online WW1 War Memorial for Teddington.