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We remember Roy Cecil Phillipps
We remember Roy Cecil Phillipps
Timeline
Timeline
1892
enlistment
Australia
Source:8124310
marriage
E H Phillipps
Source:8124310
service
Australian Imperial Force
Source:8124310
1941
death
Not War Related
Piloted by Flight Lieutenant J.W.F. Collins, their plane took off from Archerfield at night without RAAF or Civil Aviation Department clearance, and collided with trees
Archerfield, Queensland
Australia
Source:8935375
21st May 1941
Details
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Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Roy Cecil |
| Initials | RC |
| Last Name | Phillipps |
| Source | 8124310 |
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Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Imperial Force |
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Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E H Phillipps | wife |
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Roy Cecil Phillipps, MC & Bar, DFCRoy Cecil Phillipps, MC & Bar, DFC (1 March 1892 – 21 May 1941) was an Australian fighter ace of World War I. He achieved fifteen victories in aerial combat, four of them in a single action on 12 June 1918. A grazier between the wars, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1940 and was killed in a plane crash the following year.
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia |
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Roy Cecil Phillipps, MC & Bar, DFC | Peter5151 |
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