In Memory Of
PHILLIPS, GODFREY ROLAND
Service Details
Age:
38
Date of Birth:
1904-02-26
Service No:
19324
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-10-28
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received in the vicinity of El Makh Khad during the opening stages of the advance and attack at El Alamein. He had a compound fracture of his right femur, received 24 October, and died at No. 5 South African General Hospital on 28 October
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
2. E. 29.
Cemetery:
HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Bertie Tom and Jessie Phillips, of 38 Alice Street, Goodwood. Husband of Grace Evelyn Phillips, of 30 Barnet Street, Cape Town. Born Cape Town. A departmental manager. He had one child.
