Dates:
War Service:
Private Philip Henry Strike, 2nd/2nd Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), was killed in action on the 15th June 1917, aged 36.
He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Location of Memorial:
He is remembered on the memorials at St. Andrew's Church, Catford.
Details:
He was the son of Frances Elizabeth Strike of 157 Hazelbank Road and the late John Rule Strike. He was born in Islington and prior to the war his occupation was wholesale draper warehouseman. He had two brothers who also served in the army during the war – James Horace Strike who served with the 15th Battalion London Regiment and Alfred John Strike who served with the 13th Battalion London Regiment. Both brothers survived the war.
Source:
Contributed By: Kevin Loughnane
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