Phillips, William Irving
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USydUSyd.Sydney Teachers College
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World War I
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Family name
Phillips
Given name(s)
William Irving
Initials
W.I.
Gender
Male
Early education
Tertiary education
Education notes
Attended Teachers' College 1911 & 1912, awarded Department of Education 2A classification in 1914 and 1B classification in 1919.
Military service
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Phillips W.I. : Teacher 1911 - 1914 Manly Public School @ Manly [ NSW Australia ]Phillips W.I. : Teacher 1921 - 1924 Armidale Public School @ Armidale [ NSW Australia ]Phillips W.I. : Teacher 1924 - 1927 Delungra Public School @ Delungra [ NSW Australia ]Phillips W.I. : Teacher 1927 - 1930 Murwillumbah Public School @ Murwillumbah [ NSW Australia ]Phillips W.I. : Headmaster 1930 - 1933 Cessnock Public School @ Cessnock [ NSW Australia ]Phillips W.I. : Headmaster 1933 - 1937 Dubbo Public School @ Cessnock [ NSW Australia ]Phillips W.I. : Headmaster 1937 - 1941 Neutral Bay Public School @ Neutral Bay [ Sydney Australia ]Phillips W.I. : Headmaster 1942 - 1946 Bourke St Public School @ Bourke Street Public School [ NSW Australia ]Phillips W.I. : School Inspector 1946 - 1950
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Arts : Sergeant, 1st Field Coy., Engineers, A.I.F., Gallipoli and France. Enlisting 18th August, 1914, and sailing with 1st Division 18th October, was present at Anzac from the Landing till invalided to Australia in November. Re-embarking 1st October, 1916, for England, rejoined 1st Coy. in France 20th April, 1918, and served until demobilisation. Promoted sergeant in Education Service after the Armistice. Early education at Bowral District School. Later at Teachers' College.
Later at - SYDNEY UNI ONLY
Additional photograph(s)
Portrait of brothers William and George Phillips in uniform [ jpg ]Portrait of William Irving PHILLIPS [ jpg ]Image 2 of pages from Phillips' War Diary [ jpg ]Image of pages from Phillips' War Diary [ jpg ]Image 3 of pages from Phillips' War Diary [ jpg ]Sydney Teachers College class of 1912 [ jpg ]Page from Diary, 25 December 1916 [ jpg ]The University of Sydney receipt for tuition [ jpg ]H.O.Lang, W.I Phillips & John H Reid on Anzac Day [ jpg ]Graduates of Sydney Teachers College at the Sphinx [ jpg ]Reverse of photo of Sydney Teachers College men at Sphynx [ Jpg ]
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The family of Phillips have donated many of his war photographs to the University of Sydney Archives, a sample are uploaded here. Contact the Archives for more information about the collection.
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