Died of wounds, received in the vicinity of El Makh Khad during the opening stages of the advance and attack at El Alamein. He had a compound fracture of his right femur, received 24 October, and died at No. 5 South African General Hospital on 28 October
Son of Bertie Tom and Jessie Phillips, of 38 Alice Street, Goodwood. Husband of Grace Evelyn Phillips, of 30 Barnet Street, Cape Town. Born Cape Town. A departmental manager. He had one child.