Phillips, Thomas Spencer Vaughan "Tom Thumb"
- Date of birth:
- February 19th, 1888 (Falmouth-Cornwall, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- December 10th, 1941 (HMS Prince of Wales, South China Sea, near Kuantan, Malaysia)
- Mentioned on:
- Plymouth Naval Memorial
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
1903: Naval Cadet
1904: Midhsipman
15 July 1907: Acting Sub-Lieutenant
9 April 1908: Sub-Lieutenant
20 July 1909: Lieutenant
15 july 1916: Lieutenant Commander
1917: Acting Captain
30 June 1921: Commander
30 June 1927: Captain
10 Januay 1939: Rear Admiral
7 February 1940: Acting Vice Admiral
1941: Acting Admiral
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Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- May 11th, 1937
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Vice-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1941
HM Birthday Honours
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
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