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Re: John PHILLIPS & Eliza KING
« Reply #36 on: Thursday 24 March 11 07:49 GMT (UK) »
Great JM, matches with the information I have  :D

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Re: John PHILLIPS & Eliza KING
« Reply #37 on: Thursday 24 March 11 07:50 GMT (UK) »
Does this help Merlin?

Rookwood Anglican , Section 12 ROW 15  Plot Number:  2101
MI  Sapper. 1106, 5th A.B.G.R.O. Coy. Missed by his wife (Military headstone) (Masonic symbol on footstone)  

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« Reply #38 on: Thursday 24 March 11 07:52 GMT (UK) »
Yes, I have just read that also.

He served in WWI his file is online at the NAA which brings his dob to within those years of 1871-1872.

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx

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« Reply #39 on: Thursday 24 March 11 07:55 GMT (UK) »
Yes, reading those 19 pages now...

enlisted Jan 1917 in the Railway Section, at age 44 and 11/12 years... It is possible he fibbed to get accepted !

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EDIT TO ADD ... attaching snip and noting WWI enlistments were meant to be no older than 45 years... he could well have chosen to fib to be accepted.
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« Reply #40 on: Thursday 24 March 11 07:56 GMT (UK) »
Yes, many of them did  ;D

That's why I was asking for his age from the death certificate.

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Re: John PHILLIPS & Eliza KING
« Reply #41 on: Thursday 24 March 11 08:00 GMT (UK) »
Sorry about the delay, I had to duck out for a short time. I believe the year of birth 1861 to be correct, as death certificate states he was 74yrs at time of death in 1935. It also does state he was born in Bathurst.

There are also three marriages listed on the DC, no name for the second marriage but as the the other two are correct we know we have the right John Phillips.

The Caroline that has been mentioned I had also reviously thought might be the right, but the year of birth throws it.

miabar, where did you find the death notice, I'm not having luck with it.

Everywhere I have searched never shows a John with right parents.

btw Thanks everyone, you are really helping me with this mystery :-)



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« Reply #42 on: Thursday 24 March 11 08:04 GMT (UK) »
A brave Australian, took ten years off his life to volunteer to serve in The Great War. 

 
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Re: John PHILLIPS & Eliza KING
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« Reply #44 on: Thursday 24 March 11 08:07 GMT (UK) »
Yes JM, my OH's grandfather did the same & ended up a POW for 3yrs & still survived to return home  :D

I also find it strange if his parents were John & Eliza that none of his children were named after them  ???
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