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MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM PHILLIPS, 
Tae following memoir of Major-General William Phillipsis republished 
from No. 7, Vol. XIII, R.A.I. “ Proceedings,” to draw attention to a 
remarkable interest in his services that is being taken by some gentle- 
men in Virginia, U.S.A. : 
These gentlemen, represented by Mr. Lassiter, wish to erect a monu- 
ment in the churchyard of old Blandford, Va., U.S.A., to the memory 
of this distinguished soldier and think that the officers of the Royal 
Artillery would like to subscribe towards the cost of erectingit. Mr. 
Lassiter is kindly providing the granite and undertakes all the business 
and trouble of the matter. 
The Committee of the Royal Artillery Institution authorise the 
Secretary to receive any subscriptions officers may care to send; they 
think that these should not exceed 5s. each and will be much obliged 
if Commanding Officers will allow subscription lists to be placed in 
Officers’ Messes and the money so collected forwarded to the Secretary 
R.A.I. in a few weeks’ time. 
Mr. Francis Rives Lassiter says of Major-General Phillips, “I have 
had prepared a photograph of the old Blandford Church, near this city 
(Petersburg) showing the angle of the ruins where General Phillips 
was buried in May 1781. Permit me to hope that the R.A. Institution 
at Woolwich will accept the picture as an evidence of my respect for a 
British Officer of unusual distinction. 
The memoir was written by the late Sir J. H. Lefroy, C.B., 
KeOC MEG.) RA. 
He was appointed a Gentleman Cadet, Ist August, 1746 and a 
Lieutenant Fireworker on the 2nd January of the following year. 
He held the appointment of Quarter Master of the Royal Regiment 
of Artillery from the Ist of April, 1750 until May 1756, receiving 
during that period his commission of 2nd Lieutenant (March 1755) 
and Ist Lieutenant Ist April, 1756. 
Lieutenant Philhps was Aide-de-Camp to Sir John Ligonier, Lieut.- 
General of the Ordnance ; and on 12th May, 1756 received the com- 
mission of a Captain of a Company for the purpose of proceeding to 
aid in defence of Minorca, then besieged by the French. 
Captain Phillips never held the rank of Captain-Lieutenant. 
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