Basic Details
Surname
Phillips
Forenames
William Payne
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
14696
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 14 Orchard Street. It records him as dying in the 7th Battalion, which differs from official records.

(CWGC records that Private William Payne Phillips, regimental number 14696, died aged 18 on 17/8/1916 serving in the 7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial in France. They record him as the son of the late Johnson and Emma Phillips. On the 1911 census William Payne Phillips had been living with his widowed father Johnson Phillips at 211 Belsize Avenue, Woodston. His father's death was registered in Peterborough in 1914. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that William Payne Phillips' siblings were his legatees).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
7th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Guillemont
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
August
Day of death
17
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
14, ORCHARD STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial