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Born: 9 November 1888
Died: 5 October 1916
Son of Richard and Gertrude Philp, of Geelong, Victoria; husband of Kathleen Philp, of "Woodside," Tintern Avenue, Toorak, Melbourne.
A contemporary newspaper report describes him as a near relative of Sir Douglas Haig, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in France.
His mother Gertrude Philp died 1924 at a private hospital in Mosman. [Anon]
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He was in London at the outbreak of the war. He joined the British Army and received a commission in the Royal Field Artillery. He was killed in action on the Somme. [JSB]
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- Find War Dead – Philp, R W M H (webpage)
- KILLED ON THE SOMME. CAPTAIN R. HAIG PHILP. (newspaper article)
- DIED FOR THE EMPIRE. (newspaper article)
- WO 372/24/49679 Medal card of Philp, R W M H. Corps: Royal Field Artillery. Rank: Temporary Captain. (webpage)
- WO 372/15/230536 Medal card of Philp, Richard William Manning Haigh. Corps: Royal Garrison Artillery. Regiment No: 495. ... (webpage)
- WO 372/24/80369 Medal card of Philp, R W M H. Corps: Royal Field Artillery. Rank: Temporary Captain. (website)
- PERSONAL NOTES. (newspaper article)
- Supplement to the London Gazette, 14 November 1914 (webpage)
- CAPTAIN RICHARD HAIG PHILP (photograph)
- WO 339/13454 Captain Richard William Manning Haig PHILP. Royal Field Artillery. (webpage)
- Birth Notice (newspaper article)
- Marriage Notice (newspaper article)
- Commemorations
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- HAIG-PHILP R. M. on the West Face of the Mosman War Memorial
- Haig-Philp, R M on the St Clement's World War 1 Roll of Honour