On 25 January 1917 on the west bank of the River Hai, near Kut, Mesopotamia, he performed the deed for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London.
Edward Elers Delaval Henderson (1878–1917), British recipient of the Victoria Cross
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On 25 January 1917 near Kut, Mesopotamia, Lieutenant Phillips went to the assistance of his commanding officer (Edward Elers Delaval Henderson) who was lying in the open mortally wounded while leading a counter-attack.