Lieutenant Phillips went to the assistance of his mortally wounded commanding officer (Edward Elers Delaval Henderson) who was lying in the open and brought him back to their lines.  For his actions he was also awarded the Légion d'honneur by France and promoted to Captain.  Determined to remain in action, the newly promoted Captain Phillips was attached to, the newly-formed, Royal Air Force for pilot training but this service was cut short when, whilst on leave, 1918, the armistice was signed.

On this day in 1919 Captain Phillips was decommissioned and, upon resuming civilian life, worked for the Inland Revenue, variously in Devon and Cornwall, Britain, Malaya and Swaziland.

When the statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig was unveiled in Whitehall in November 1937, Phillips was one of four VCs who formed the Guard of Honour.  Captain Phillips died in St. Veep on September 23^rd, 1968 and he is buried in Lostwithiel Churchyard.