Arthur Edward Phillipps
Commander Arthur Edward Phillipps, R.N. (20 June, 1872 – 21 October, 1905) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Phillipps was promoted to the rank of Midshipman with seniority of 15 November, 1887.[1][2]
Phillipps was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of 14 November, 1891.[3]
Phillipps was appointed Sub-Lieutenant in Command of T.B. 73 for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1893.[4]
Phillipps was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 14 November, 1893.[5]
Plans to have Phillipps command T.B. 80 and provide torpedo duties for the Devonport Flotilla in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901 appear to have been re-considered, as this boat is not mentioned in the official debriefing report nor in his Service Record.[6]
Phillipps served in Victorious from January 1904. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 30 June, 1904 and was commanded the old turret ship Dreadnought for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1904. He died when a piece of machinery being hoisted out of the stranded Assistance fell and struck him on the head in October 1905.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Theobald W. B. Kennedy |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 73 11 Jul, 1893[8][9] – 19 Aug, 1893[10] |
Succeeded by Hugh K. Arbuthnot |
| Preceded by Frederick L. Attenborough |
Captain of H.M.S. Dreadnought 14 Jul, 1904[11] – 27 Aug, 1904[Inference] |
Succeeded by Richard F. H. Hartland-Mahon |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 46.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/268. f. 273.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/268. f. 273.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/268. f. 273.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/268. f. 273.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/268. f. 273.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/268. f. 273.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 10, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33999.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/268. f. 273.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/268. f. 273.
