It is believed he died in a Japanese internment camp in Malaysia in 1945. He had been living in Malaysia since at least 1927.
'Phillips, Maurice Louis (1884–1945)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/phillips-maurice-louis-21330/text31725, accessed 14 November 2024.
26 May,
1884
Dubbo,
New South Wales,
Australia
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