Richard Fortescue Phillimore

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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]

Great War

Phillimore was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V on 24 October, 1914, vice Ernest F. A. Gaunt.[4] Phillimore was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 9 August, 1915, vice Beatty.[5]

Phillimore was knighted and appointed a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George on 1 January, 1918.[6] On 15 March he was appointed Admiral Commanding Aircraft (A.C.A.) with his flag in H.M.S. Furious.[7]

Post-War

Phillimore was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 24 January, 1920, vice Pears.[8]

Phillimore was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 August, 1924, vice Singer.[9]

Phillimore was placed on the Retired List on 6 October, 1929.[10]

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. 29011. p. 10816. 18 December, 1914.
  5. London Gazette: no. 29262. p. 8016. 13 August, 1915.
  6. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 82. 1 January, 1918.
  7. "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.
  8. London Gazette: no. 31779. p. 1831. 13 February, 1920.
  9. London Gazette: no. 32963. p. 5954. 8 August, 1924.
  10. 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

  • Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum. Catalogue numbers 5615 96/33/1-4 & PP/MCR/C34.

Service Records


Naval Offices
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