Edward Montgomery Phillpotts
Admiral Edward Montgomery Phillpotts, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (1 August, 1871 – 9 April, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Early Life & Career
Phillpotts was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 28 January, 1892, dated 1 August, 1890, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant dated 1 February, 1891.[1]
Phillpotts assumed the duties of Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord on 31 July, 1912.[2]
Great War
In a letter of 4 September, 1916, Sir Henry Jackson wrote to Arthur Balfour:
We were discussing the Naval Secretary's relief recently & I stated I saw no objection to Captain phillpotts & that I thought his appointment would be popular in the Grand Fleet.
I have just heard from 4th Sea Lord, without havingmentioned the matter to him, that amongst a certain section of senior officer, mostly based at Rosyth, that the reverse opinion is held there, owing to the record of his services afloat as well as of his seniority. You may like to hear of this is you have not made a decision. My only criticism is his seniority.[3]
Phillpotts served as Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord, Sir John Jellicoe from December, 1916 to October, 1917. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Duff, on 15 January, 1918.[4]
On 1 May, 1920, Phillpotts was appointed President of the Ordnance Committee in succession to Rear-Admiral Arthur Craig Waller.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26253. p. 544. 2 February, 1892.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 July, 1912. Issue 39945, col C, pg. 11.
- ↑ Balfour Papers. British Library. Add. MSS. 49714. ff. 6-7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30488. p. 1092. 22 January, 1918.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 April, 1920. Issue 42386, col D, pg. 19.
Bibliography
- "Adml. Phillpotts" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 14 April, 1952. Issue 52285, col D, pg. 8.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum, featuring an account of the Battle of Jutland by Humphrey Thomas Walwyn. Catalogue number 2612 86/31/1.
- Papers in the possession of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
- 1871 births
- 1952 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1884
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Grafton (1892)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Euryalus (1901)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Prince of Wales (1902)
- Commanding Officers of Portsmouth Signal School
- Naval Assistants to the Second Sea Lord
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Warspite (1913)
- Naval Assistants to the First Sea Lord
- Heads of the Signal Section (Royal Navy)
- Directors of Naval Equipment (Royal Navy)
- Presidents of the Ordnance Committee
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
