Edward Montgomery Phillpotts

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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

Edward Montgomery Phillpotts was born on 1 August, 1871, the son of the Reverend H. J. Phillpotts.

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 was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1902.[2]

He was appointed as Acting Flag Captain of Bulwark on 24 February, 1905.[3]

Captain

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1906.[4]

He was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Euryalus on 8 February, 1907.[5]

He was appointed to command the battleship Prince of Wales on 4 February, 1909.[6]

Phillpotts assumed the duties of Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord on 31 July, 1912.[7]

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 having mentioned 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 as you have not made a decision. My only criticism is his seniority.[8]

On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 31 May.[9]

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.[10]

Post-War

On 1 May, 1920, Phillpotts was appointed President of the Ordnance Committee in succession to Rear-Admiral Arthur Craig Waller.[11]

On 7 October, 1923, Phillpotts was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral, vice Jackson. He was placed on the Retired List on 8 October.[12]

He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[13]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26253. p. 544. 2 February, 1892.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27393. p. 3. 3 January, 1902.
  3. ↑ Phillpotts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27927. p. 4466. 29 June, 1906.
  5. ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 311.
  6. ↑ Phillpotts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  7. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 8 July, 1912. Issue 39945, col C, pg. 11.
  8. ↑ Balfour Papers. British Library. Add. MSS. 49714. ff. 6-7.
  9. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
  10. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30488. p. 1092. 22 January, 1918.
  11. ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 April, 1920. Issue 42386, col D, pg. 19.
  12. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32871. p. 6966. 16 October, 1923.
  13. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.

Bibliography

  • "Adml. Phillpotts" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 14 April, 1952. Issue 52285, col D, pg. 8.

Papers

Service Records


Naval Appointments

 

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