Comments on: Progress update – slowly but surely http://halfhundredweights.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/progress-update-slowly-but-surely/ Unit history project Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:28:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ros Phillips http://halfhundredweights.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/progress-update-slowly-but-surely/#comment-93 Ros Phillips Wed, 06 May 2009 01:14:21 +0000 http://halfhundredweights.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-93 My great uncle Arthur Edward Phillips, was in the 56th Battalion. He died at Ypres, 28th September, 1917, and his name is on the Menin Gate as he has no grave. He was originally in the 1st LH and was transferred to the 56th in Nov 1916. I've been trying to find out his brigade and unit - his number was 276. He was serving in 11th LH when he enlisted 25.8.1914. Unfortunaltely we do not have any photos or letters from him. Are you able to give me any info on his unit/brigade etc as I would like to find where he was fighting when he died. Thank you Ros Phillips <strong>Editor's response:</strong> Hi Ros, thanks for contacting us about your great uncle. I can see from his service record that he was still serving with the 56th Battalion when he was killed. 56th Battalion belonged to the 14th Brigade, which in turn belonged to the 5th Division. He was killed in action near Polygon Wood which is near Zonnebeke, between Ypres and Passchendaele in Belgium. The battalion had taken part in the capture of the wood on the morning of 26 September and were holding a line roughly along the eastern fringe of it on the 28th. My great uncle Arthur Edward Phillips, was in the 56th Battalion. He died at Ypres, 28th September, 1917, and his name is on the Menin Gate as he has no grave. He was originally in the 1st LH and was transferred to the 56th in Nov 1916. I’ve been trying to find out his brigade and unit – his number was 276. He was serving in 11th LH when he enlisted 25.8.1914. Unfortunaltely we do not have any photos or letters from him. Are you able to give me any info on his unit/brigade etc as I would like to find where he was fighting when he died.
Thank you
Ros Phillips

Editor’s response: Hi Ros, thanks for contacting us about your great uncle. I can see from his service record that he was still serving with the 56th Battalion when he was killed. 56th Battalion belonged to the 14th Brigade, which in turn belonged to the 5th Division. He was killed in action near Polygon Wood which is near Zonnebeke, between Ypres and Passchendaele in Belgium. The battalion had taken part in the capture of the wood on the morning of 26 September and were holding a line roughly along the eastern fringe of it on the 28th.

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