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This blue commemorative plaque records: Captain Robert Edwin Phillips VC (1895-1968) Royal Warwickshire Regiment Born in West Bromwich Awarded the Victoria Cross 1917 Recorded plaque organisation: Sandwell MBC.
Captain Robert Edwin Phillips VC was a distinguished soldier of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, awarded the Victoria Cross in 1917 for his bravery during World War I. His actions under fire exemplify the courage and sacrifice of soldiers in that conflict.
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