OUR ILLUSTRATIONS.
T)H. PHILLIPS. OF CAPETOWN. Doctor Phillips is a native of Auckland, his father having been a Church of England minister in our province. He was expelled from L’pington by the rebels in March, and arrived at Van Wyks Vlel on his way to Capetown just as our second contingent occupied that township. Sir Charles Parsons placed him in charge of the hospital there, and his great attention was responsible for the recovery of several of our men, Trooper lleinpton being Uie only one to die, and he suecumned to dysentery while the doctor was laid up with the same complaint. When hr had finished his work there he went to Capetown and was appointed civil surgeon in charge of H.M. transport Kilionan Castle, on one of her homeward trips when she carried over 600 invalided soldiers. Dr. Phillips spent some time in England, and has just returned to Africa to resume his practice at I’pington.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue XV, 13 October 1900, Page 700
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157OUR ILLUSTRATIONS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue XV, 13 October 1900, Page 700
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