Johnny Phillips was a Victorian, born at Echuca on 26 Nov 1943. He attended school in the Riverina, before entering ‘Clink’. He graduated to RAA, and gave 30 years of service to the Army.
John’s initial postings were to Field Regiments in Holsworthy, followed by war service, 1967-68, with 4 Field Regiment SVN, as Forward Observation Officer 7 RAR. He returned in 1968, as Adjutant, School of Artillery, followed by further postings to Field Regiments during 1970-71.
In 1972, John took up a Company Commander position at OCS, Portsea, where some of his graduating cadets remember him as “a thoughtful artilleryman in an infantry oriented environment;” having “a holistic approach to assessing cadets, forgiving faults which could be compensated for by strengths in other areas of a cadet’s make up. Not quite a larrikin he adopted a steady-as-she-goes approach and worried if a cadet appeared to lack a sense of humour…”.
In 1974, ‘Flips’ took up the posting of Battery Commander, 101 Field Battery, 1 Field Regiment, Wacol; and then a posting to the School of Artillery in 1975. In 1977, he attended Staff College at Queenscliffe; followed by 2 years at Australia House, London. On return to Australia, he spent a year at AHQ, Canberra.
In 1983-84, John commanded 8th/12 th Medium Regiment, Holsworthy. This was followed by nearly 7 years of service at AHQ, Canberra, where he retired from the Army at the rank of Colonel.
On leaving, he took up the position of Executive Director, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects in Canberra, until 2001, when he died as a result of a stroke. He had been married to ‘his love’ Carolyn since 1969; and was the proud Dad of Michelle, Katie and Michael.
‘Flips’ funeral service was conducted at the RMC Chapel, where John Jansen (Bender) gave the Eulogy.
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John Hugh Phillips
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Johnny Phillips was a Victorian, born at Echuca on 26 Nov 1943. He attended school in the Riverina, before entering ‘Clink’. He graduated to RAA, and gave 30 years of service to the Army.
John’s initial postings were to Field Regiments in Holsworthy, followed by war service, 1967-68, with 4 Field Regiment SVN, as Forward Observation Officer 7 RAR. He returned in 1968, as Adjutant, School of Artillery, followed by further postings to Field Regiments during 1970-71.
In 1972, John took up a Company Commander position at OCS, Portsea, where some of his graduating cadets remember him as “a thoughtful artilleryman in an infantry oriented environment;” having “a holistic approach to assessing cadets, forgiving faults which could be compensated for by strengths in other areas of a cadet’s make up. Not quite a larrikin he adopted a steady-as-she-goes approach and worried if a cadet appeared to lack a sense of humour…”.
In 1974, ‘Flips’ took up the posting of Battery Commander, 101 Field Battery, 1 Field Regiment, Wacol; and then a posting to the School of Artillery in 1975. In 1977, he attended Staff College at Queenscliffe; followed by 2 years at Australia House, London. On return to Australia, he spent a year at AHQ, Canberra.
In 1983-84, John commanded 8th/12 th Medium Regiment, Holsworthy. This was followed by nearly 7 years of service at AHQ, Canberra, where he retired from the Army at the rank of Colonel.
On leaving, he took up the position of Executive Director, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects in Canberra, until 2001, when he died as a result of a stroke. He had been married to ‘his love’ Carolyn since 1969; and was the proud Dad of Michelle, Katie and Michael.
‘Flips’ funeral service was conducted at the RMC Chapel, where John Jansen (Bender) gave the Eulogy.