Allan Phillips
FatherLaurence Lee Phillips b. 17 Jan 1892, d. 6 Jan 1970
MotherRuby Barnes b. 1894, d. 1965
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Allan George Phillips was born on 9 January 1923 in Swan Hill, Victoria.1 
He married Marjorie Honor Barugh in 1960.2 
He died on 27 September 2003 in Portland, Victoria, at age 80.3 

Family

Marjorie Honor Barugh
ChartsO'Loughlin, Michael, descendant chart
Phillips, James, descendant chart

Story

Allan Phillips was born in Swan Hill on 9 January 1923. He was the second child of Ruby and Larry. He has been known as both Allan George Phillips and Allan Thomas Phillips.1,3,2
 
Military Service
Allan George Phillips enlisted in the Australian Military Forces in Swan Hill on 25 November 1941, aged 18. His army number was VX107443. He served with 2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion. As next of kin, he gave his sister-in-law, Jean Phillips, possibly because he didn't have a partner at the time. He was discharged on 8 February 1946.4
 
Larry and Ruby's two sons, Laurie and Allan, both served in the Second World War.
Larry (Laurence Lee), Allan, Laurie (Laurence Henry) & Ruby Phillips (Barnes)
It is reported that Allan and a local girl had one or two children while in Lake Boga, though we have no names, or records with any details.5
 
Involved in the local community, Allan was a foundation member of the Lake Boga fire brigade.3
 
Marriage and Family
Marjorie Honor Barugh and Allan George Phillips were married in Melbourne, possibly near Oakleigh in 1960. They had no children together.6,2
 
By the time Allan moved to Melbourne to live, he was a grocer and a drinker. He lived with his adopted family in South Oakleigh. Marjorie Barugh already had two children when she and Allan married. When 12 months later Marjorie died following a brain haemorrhage, Allan brought up the two teenage children as his own.3,5
 
Allan George Phillips died in Portland on 27 September 2003, aged 80. He was buried at Warrnambool cemetery.7
Headstone of Allan George Phillips & Laurence Henry Phillips, Warrnambool cemetery
Image: Gabrielle Witherspoon
PHILLIPS. - Allan George. Jan 9, 1923 - Sept 27, 2003 Passed away at the Portland Hospital. Beloved son of Larry and Ruby (both dec). Brother of Laurie and brother-in-law of Jean (dec). Uncle of Julie-Kaye Hunter, Trevor and families. Aged 80 years VX107443 Late 2/28th Btn AIF.7
 

Citations

  1. [S129] 'PHILLIPS ALLAN GEORGE : Service Number - VX107443 V230104 : Date of Birth - 09 Jan 1923 : Place of Birth - SWAN HILL VIC : Place of Enlistment - SWAN HILL VIC : Next of Kin - PHILLIPS JEAN', National Archives of Australia, online, series B883, control symbol VX107443, service record, viewed 24 September 2014, http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/…
  2. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Allan George Phillips and Marjorie Honor Barugh entry, marriage registration no. 19525, 1960.
  3. [S193] Trevor L Phillips, personal communication, 24 September 2004.
  4. [S500] 'Phillips, Allan George', DVA's Nominal Rolls, service summary, World War Two, service no. VX107443 (V230104), viewed 12 May 2020, https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran
  5. [S383] Kaye Hunter, personal communication, 15 June 2013.
  6. [S193] Trevor L Phillips, personal communication, 24 Septemver 2004.
  7. [S271] 'Tributes', Herald Sun, 1990-, newspaper, online, Herald & Weekly Times, 29 September 2003, viewed 16 September 2022], https://www.heraldsun.com.au/tributes/notice/death-notices/…