John Michael Fortescue Phillimore
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) John Michael Fortescue Phillimore, (8 September, 1903 – 23 January, 1971) served in the Royal Navy.
As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.
Life & Career
John Michael Fortescue Phillimore was a grandson of Admiral Sir Augustus Phillimore by his fourth son, John Swinnerton Phillimore.[1]
He emerged from the Training Establishment and was appointed to the H.M.S. Renown as a midshipman on 15 September, 1921 and was aboard when she took the Prince of Wales on tour.[2] On 31 August 1922 he was appointed to the battleship Centurion. Captain Humphrey Wykeham Bowring noted that Phillimore "play[ed] piano well", possessed a quick brain and was popular with mates.
Phillimore was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1926 and was re-appointed to the destroyer Vendetta.In 1927 he served in the battleship Valiant.
In 1929 he qualified in buzzer for service as an observer. However, his vision was faulty, and this proved his undoing – two days after being qualified as an observer, he was diagnosed with macular dislocation. Phillimore was retired as medically unfit on 19 February, 1930, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 15 April, 1934.
World War II
Some activity is noted in 1939, but his Service Record is hard to read.
See Also
Bibliography
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| Preceded by ? |
Naval Officer in Charge, Port Elizabeth c. late Aug, 1939[3] – 18 Dec, 1939[4] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Email from Edmund Phillimore 20201008.
- ↑ Email from Edmund Phillimore 20201008.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/149/221. f. 221.
- ↑ Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/149/221. f. 221.
