Soldier, surveyor.
Born at Winnipeg on 8 December 1921, son of Edwin Ralph Phillips and Sarah Morrison Scott, he enlisted with the Second Canadian Survey Regiment in 1941, and served in Europe until 1946. He was awarded the Military Medal and was mentioned twice in official dispatches. In 1950, recieved his commission as a Manitoba Land Surveyor, in 1955, became the youngest City Surveyor in Winnipeg history, served two terms as President of the Association of Manitoba Land Surveyors. In 1971, he was appointed Director of Land Surveys and Real Estate upon amalgamation of the City of Winnipeg, holding the position until retirement in 1982. He received a City of Winnipeg Community Service Award (1971). He died at Winnipeg on 30 March 2002.
Marriage registration [Edwin Ralph Phillips, Sarah Morrison Scott], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration [James Henry Phillips], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, April 2002, page 47.
This page was prepared by Kris Keen.
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