Edward Phillips (cricketer, born 1883)
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| Full name | Edward Stone Phillips | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1883 Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 May 1915 (aged 32) Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1901–1914 | Monmouthshire | ||||||||||||||
| 1903–1904 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 December 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Edward Stone Phillips (18 January 1883 – 8 May 1915) was a Welsh first-class cricketer.
Born at
After graduating from Pembroke he became a director in the family brewing business, Phillips & Sons, Ltd.
With the onset of World War I, Phillips was commissioned into the Monmouthshire Regiment as a second lieutenant in August 1914.[1] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in October 1914.[6] In early May 1915, his battalion was engaged in the Battle of Frezenberg (as part of the wider Second Battle of Ypres), during which Phillips was killed in action during a German artillery barrage.[1] He was subsequently buried where he fell, but his grave was destroyed by shellfire.[1] His brother, Leslie, would be killed nearby less than three weeks later.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1408832363.
- ^ a b c "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Edward Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Edward Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by Edward Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "No. 28937". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 October 1914. p. 8228.