Source: SS Caronia Passenger Manifest. 1919.
Find-A-Grave
Family Search: Private William Phillips was born on 21 August 1893, in Stepney, London, England, United Kingdom as the son of Phillips and Margaret. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Wallaceburg, Kent, Ontario, Canada in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 23, his occupation is listed as labourer in Wallaceburg, Kent, Ontario, Canada.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 