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Auction: 22101 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 377

Five: Lieutenant O. Philips, 12th Battalion, Welsh Regiment and Army Cyclist Corps, attached Fife & Forfar Yeomanry

British War and Victory (Lieut. O. Philips.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Special Constabulary Long Service (Owen Philips), pitting and contact marks, nearly very fine (5)

Owen Philips was born at Barry Island, Glamorgan on 17 June 1894, the son of John Phillips of Barry. Working as a Schoolmaster before the war Philips joined the Territorial Force as a Private in 3/7th (Cyclist) Battalion, Welsh Regiment seeing home service from 25 May 1915 and appointed Acting Corporal on 27 September 1915. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 12th Battalion, Welsh Regiment on 20 January 1916 he transferred to 12th Battalion, Army Cyclist Corps on 5 July that same year. Philips served in Salonika from 14 January 1917 and was attached to te 2nd Entrenching Battalion on 26 January.

He suffered a good deal in the adverse conditions in Salonika, spending time at 43rd General Hospital for debility from 21 April 1917, returning on 21 May with Pneumonia he was sent to an Officers Convalescence home that same day. Recovering on 23 June he was attached to 2nd (Grenadier) Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers and later attached to 2nd (Grenadier) Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment from 16 August. Promoted Lieutenant with the Army Cyclist Corps on 5 July, Philips was again invalided to 64th General Hospital on 27 September with Malaria he returned to 12th Battalion, Cyclist Corps on 30 October 1917. Returning to Britain on 31 December 1918 he was posted to Ireland with 2/1st Battalion, Fife & Forfar Yeomanry as part of 6th Cyclist Brigade at Curragh Camp. Philips was noted as struck off the strength on 26 September 1919 however appears in the London Gazette on 31 October 1921 being confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant with the Army Cyclist Corps; sold with copied research including London Gazette entries, M.I.C. and service records as well as an original Glamorgan Special Constable's Badge.

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£120

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