John Phillips was born in Vernon, British Columbia, in October 1894, and later moved to Lasqueti Island, British Columbia.  Phillips was drafted in November 1917, undertook his medical examination in Nanaimo, British Columbia, in March, 1918, and arrived in England in May 1918.  He joined the 7th Battalion in France on October 2, 1918, and was killed 10 days later on October 12, 1918.  The collection currrently consists of two photographs.