First Name: | James Rouse | Last Name: | PHILLIPS | |
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Date of Death: | 16/06/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Peckham | |
Rank: | Rifleman | Unit: | London16 | |
Memorial Site: | Menin Gate, Ypres | |||
Current Information:Age-28 6, Nutbrook Street, Peckham
During the night of 15th-16th June, 1915, the 16th London battalion of 18 Brigade, 6th Division left their dug-outs in the east bank of the Yser canal at Ypres and moved up to the front line to protect the left flank of the 3rd Division when they attacked at Bellewaarde the next day, 16th June. 16th London took no active part in the attack but were subject to considerable heavy shelling during it as a result of which they sustained a number of casualties. One of these was James Phillips. |
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