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Admiral SIR Richard Fortescue Phillimore, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O., J.P., Royal Navy (23 December, 1864 – 8 November, 1940) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 August, 1886.[1]

Phillimore was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1899.[2]

Captain

Phillimore was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[3]

On the occasion of the visit of the French fleet to Britain Phillimore was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 11 August, 1905.[4]

He was appointed command of the second class protected cruiser Juno on 8 May, 1907.[5]

He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Inflexible on 21 November, 1911 until 8 May, 1912.[6]

Phillimore was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1914.[7]

He was again placed in command of Inflexible on 28 August, 1914[8] until 13 April, 1915.[9]

Great War

Phillimore was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V on 24 October, 1914, vice Ernest F. A. Gaunt.[10]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 9 August, 1915, vice Beatty.[11]

He was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 1 January, 1918.[12] On 15 March he was appointed Admiral Commanding Aircraft (A.C.A.) with his flag in H.M.S. Furious.[13]

Post-War

On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 3 June, 1919.[14]

Phillimore was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 24 January, 1920, vice Pears.[15]

Phillimore was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 August, 1924, vice Singer.[16]

On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 3 June, 1929.[17]

Phillimore was placed on the Retired List on 6 October, 1929.[18]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25620. p. 4176. 27 August, 1886.
  2. London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
  3. London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
  4. London Gazette: no. 27826. p. 5532. 11 August, 1905.
  5. The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 334.
  6. Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 122.
  7. Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
  8. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 337.
  9. The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 395a.
  10. London Gazette: no. 29011. p. 10816. 18 December, 1914.
  11. London Gazette: no. 29262. p. 8016. 13 August, 1915.
  12. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 82. 1 January, 1918.
  13. "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. p. 42.
  14. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31379. p. 7045. 3 June, 1919.
  15. London Gazette: no. 31779. p. 1831. 13 February, 1920.
  16. London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.
  17. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33501. p. 3667. 3 June, 1929.
  18. London Gazette: no. 33541. p. 6408. 8 October, 1929.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Richard Phillimore" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 11 November, 1940. Issue 48770, col C, pg. 9.

Papers

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Osmond de B. Brock
Rear-Admiral Commanding,
First Battle Cruiser Squadron

1916 – 1918
Succeeded by
Sir Henry F. Oliver
Preceded by
New Command
Admiral Commanding Aircraft
1918 – 1919
Succeeded by
Command Abolished
Preceded by
Sir Henry F. Oliver
Rear-Admiral Commanding,
Reserve Fleet

1920 – 192
Succeeded by
Sir Douglas R. L. Nicholson
Preceded by
Sir Montague E. Browning
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1923 – 1926
Succeeded by
Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck

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