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'''Henry Clarmont Phillips''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} (retired) {{SIR}} '''Henry Clarmont Phillips''', C.B., K.B.E. (10 July, 1891 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Phillips was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 August, 1911.<ref>Phillips Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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Phillips was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 August, 1919.<ref>Phillips Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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Phillips was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1925.<ref>Phillips Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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Phillips was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1932.<ref>Phillips Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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Lent to [[Royal Australian Navy]] on 29 April, 1938.  He returned to R.N. service on 19 January, 1940 (or 1941).<ref>Phillips Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Phillips was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 6 February, 1942.<ref>Phillips Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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Phillips was placed on the Retired List on 1 January, 1945 and promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} and re-appointed.<ref>Phillips Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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Revision as of 07:57, 24 April 2021

Vice-Admiral (retired) SIR Henry Clarmont Phillips, C.B., K.B.E. (10 July, 1891 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Walton-on-Thames.

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1911.[1]

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 August, 1919.[2]

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1925.[3]

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1932.[4]

Lent to Royal Australian Navy on 29 April, 1938. He returned to R.N. service on 19 January, 1940 (or 1941).[5]

World War II

Phillips was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 6 February, 1942.[6]

Phillips was placed on the Retired List on 1 January, 1945 and promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral and re-appointed.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Milford
4 Nov, 1932[8] – May, 1935[Inference]
Succeeded by
Sir Atwell H. Lake
Preceded by
Richard B. Davies
Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall
Sep, 1935[9] – 1936[10]
Succeeded by
Alan K. Scott-Moncrieff
Preceded by
Errol Manners
Captain of H.M.S. Suffolk
15 Sep, 1936[11] – Dec, 1937[12]
Succeeded by
Cecil S. Sandford
Preceded by
George A. Scott
Captain of H.M.A.S. Penguin
22 Jun, 1938[13]
Succeeded by
Harry T. Bennett
as Captain of H.M.A.S. Platypus
Preceded by
John U. P. Fitzgerald
Director of Torpedoes and Mining
Feb, 1940[14] – Feb, 1942
Succeeded by
Gervase B. Middleton

Footnotes

  1. Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/16. f. 16.
  2. Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/16. f. 16.
  3. Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/16. f. 16.
  4. Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/16. f. 16.
  5. Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/16. f. 16.
  6. Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/16. f. 16.
  7. Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/16. f. 16.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 254.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 356.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.