PHILLIPS, George

Newport Cemetery, Isle of Wight, UKCredit: Gary Newman

Private
3rd Battalion
Suffolk Regiment

George was born 1885 in Haverhill, Suffolk. He married Rosina KNIGHT in 1910 at St. Thomas' Church, Newport & they lived at 31 Sea Street, Newport.

George fought at Mons & in the subsequent engagements until invalided home with consumption just before Christmas, 1914. He was invalided out of the Army in June 1919 & died on the 4th of January 1920. He left behind his wife & five children.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Newport Cemetery

Location

Situated on Fairlee in Newport PO30 2EJ & established in 1858 at a cost of £3,000 &, in 1898, was controlled by a Burial Board of 9 members - the clerk was William Weeks, Crocker House, Crocker street; the keeper Richard Parsons. The cemetery contains 6 First World War & 5 Second World War graves & is managed by Bereavement Services at the Isle of Wight Council.