Owen Phillips (general)

Owen Phillips
Owen Phillips
Born	9 June 1882; Warwick, Queensland
Died	15 May 1966 (aged 83); Beaumaris, Victoria
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1900–1942
Rank	Major General
Commands held	1st Infantry Division (1933–34); 1st Divisional Artillery (1921–22); 2nd Divisional Artillery (1917–19); 14th Field Artillery Brigade (1916–17); 4th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade (1914–15)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Landing at Anzac Cove; Battle of Lone Pine; ; Western Front Battle of Bullecourt; Third Battle of Ypres; Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin; ; Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches (7); Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy); Distinguished Service Medal (United States)

Major General Owen Forbes Phillips, CMG, DSO (9 June 1882 – 15 May 1966) was a senior officer in the Australian Army who spent much of his career in artillery and ordnance.^[1]

References[]

^ Courtney, R.C.H. (1988). "Phillips, Owen Forbes (1882–1966)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 May 2018 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[ADB-1] Courtney, R.C.H. (1988). "Phillips, Owen Forbes (1882–1966)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 May 2018 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

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Owen Phillips
Born	(1882-06-09)9 June 1882 Warwick, Queensland
Died	15 May 1966(1966-05-15) (aged 83) Beaumaris, Victoria
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1900–1942
Rank	Major General
Commands held	1st Infantry Division (1933–34) 1st Divisional Artillery (1921–22) 2nd Divisional Artillery (1917–19) 14th Field Artillery Brigade (1916–17) 4th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade (1914–15)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Landing at Anzac Cove Battle of Lone Pine Western Front Battle of Bullecourt Third Battle of Ypres Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (7) Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy) Distinguished Service Medal (United States)