Looking for some help on W57308 L/lcpl Ivy Phillips.She was in WW11 she married a cousin of mine in 1945 and came to Canada as a war bride in 1946 Can anyone tell me what branch of the military she served in?. Am at a loss because records for WW11 do not seem to be searchable .
Hi Lilybell Was her middle name Vera? Was she born in 1908? Any further info that you have will help to find details, if they are there to be found TD
Hello Lilybell She could have served in the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) site for your info http://www.atsremembered.org.uk/ link below to apply for her service records at a cost of £30 the records will give you more information https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records regards Clive
Hello TD and Clive as far as I know she did not have a middle name and as she was 67 at time of her death I believe her year of birth would be 1907 she married my first cousin once removed William Harry Harrod in 1945 at Herts,England. William's Service file indicates her military rank when they married with permission. Now if I can just figure out what service she was in. I did check about ordering a file for her but it is very expensive and I know nothing about her parents or where she was born. I live in Canada and here we can get a genealogy package at no cost. Thanks for your input.
From a family tree on Ancestry: Ivy Vera Phillips Birth Jan 1908 in Cullompton, Devon, England Death 23 Nov 1974 in Canada Parents: F: William Phillips M: Elizabeth Leaman England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005 about Ivy Phillips Name: Ivy Phillips Spouse Surname: Harrod Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1945 Registration district: Bishop Stortford Inferred County: Hertfordshire Volume Number: 3a Page Number: 3587 Find Spouse: Find Spouse England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005 about William H Harrod Name: William H Harrod [Willaim H Harrod] Spouse Surname: Phillips Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1945 Registration district: Bishop Stortford Inferred County: Hertfordshire Volume Number: 3a Page Number: 3587 Find Spouse: Find Spouse TD
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Ivy Vera Phillips Name: Ivy Vera Phillips Registration Year: 1908 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Tiverton Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Devon Volume: 5b Page: 377 1911 England Census about Ivy Vera Phillips Name: Ivy Vera Phillips Age in 1911: 3 Estimated birth year: abt 1908 Relation to Head: Daughter Gender: Female Birth Place: Cullompton, Devon Civil Parish: Cullompton County/Island: Devon Country: England Street address: Church Leene, Old School Cottages, Cullompton Registration district: Tiverton Registration District Number: 282 Sub-registration district: Cullompton ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Household schedule number: 106 Piece: 13224 Household Members: Name Age William Phillips 30 Elizabeth Phillips 29 Ivy Vera Phillips 3 Winifred Jane Phillips 2 It also appears that the family went to Canada in 1921, before returning later that year (I think) UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Ivy Phillips Name: Ivy Phillips Gender: Female Age: 13 Birth Date: abt 1908 Departure Date: 25 May 1921 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Destination Port: Quebec, Canada Ship Name: Empress of Britain Search Ship Database: Search for the Empress of Britain in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Shipping line: Canadian Pacific Railway Official Number: 120940 Master: Captain E Griffiths TD
Hello Lilybell I would suggest she was in the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) as per my last post.Her rank was Lance Corporal so ties in with the ATS. Ordering a file the cost is £30 sterling from the official UK government web site.Do not attempt to order from any other source. please read the info on the web site https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records. .A copy of her death certificate will cost circa £10 sterling.https://www.gov.uk/order-copy-birth-death-marriage-certificate Also as per the ATS link you should email them to see if they can be of further assistance http://www.atsremembered.org.uk/contactme.htm regards Clive
