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Tom Phillips

1888 - 1941

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Admiral Sir Tom Spencer Vaughan Phillips, (19 February 1888 – 10 December 1941) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the First and Second World Wars. He was nicknamed "Tom Thumb", due to his short stature. He is best known for his command of Force Z during the Japanese invasion of Malaya, where he went down with his flagship, the battleship HMS Prince of Wales. Phillips was one of the highest ranking Allied officers killed in battle during the Second World War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Phillips is the 1,733rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,696th in 2019), the 3,587th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,106th in 2019) and the 91st most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Tom Phillips ranks 1,733 out of 2,058. Before him are Issam Zahreddine, Andrei Sukhovetsky, Dragan Vasiljković, Gérard Leman, Ruben Lagus, and Nazım Pasha. After him are James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, Benjamin Briggs, Reinhard Hardegen, Suheil al-Hassan, Alfred Keller, and Philotas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Tom Phillips ranks 183. Before him are Juan Antonio Ríos, Jean Bouin, J. B. Kripalani, Marie Rambert, Raquel Meller, and Adam Zamenhof. After him are Kiichiro Higuchi, Paul Niggli, Fritz Schäffer, Walther von Wartburg, Vasyl Barvinsky, and Kārlis Zāle. Among people deceased in 1941, Tom Phillips ranks 157. Before him are Lev Dovator, Frederick Moloney, Fritz Noether, Émile Nelligan, Hermann Wilker, and Paul von Hintze. After him are Verner Järvinen, Franz Bartl, Yekaterina Zelenko, Źmitrok Biadula, Igor Severyanin, and Princess Sophie of Luxembourg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Phillips ranks 3,588 out of 8,785. Before him are Tommy Hampson (1907), W. J. Coffee (1774), Richard Thomas Lowe (1802), David Sylvian (1958), Stuart McCall (1964), and John Soane (1753). After him are Guy Butler (1899), Stafford Cripps (1889), Fred Pentland (1883), James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797), Ceol of Wessex (600), and Lee Kerslake (1947).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Tom Phillips ranks 91. Before him are Charles Warren (1840), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), Gregor MacGregor (1786), Melita Norwood (1912), John Benbow (1653), and Roy Urquhart (1901). After him are James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797), Harry Patch (1898), Dudley Pound (1877), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591), and Lawrence Oates (1880).

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