Source: 18th Battalion Association Memorial Booklet and Awards.
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Family Search: Private Leslie Sherman Phillips was born on 20 March 1890, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States as the son of Phillips and Eva. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Grace Frances Snow. He immigrated to Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1919 and lived in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 26, his occupation is listed as electrician in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
Corporal Leslie Sherman Phillips AKA Perry Louis, reg. no. 264413. Marries a Grace F in “London” in 26 March 1919. SOS to H Wing, Married Mens Pool, Witley. Children, Doris Louise and William Sherman.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 