Admiral Sir Tom Phillips
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Admiral Sir Tom Phillips was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the British Eastern Fleet’s capital ships Force Z during World War II and was killed when his flagship HMS Prince of Wales was sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Admiral Sir Tom Phillips canonical | 3 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy officer
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admiral ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
NERFINISHED
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Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
aerial attack by Japanese aircraft
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sinking of HMS Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1941-12-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlaceShip | HMS Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
military leader
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naval officer ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Admiral
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Sir ⓘ |
| killedIn | Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Admiral
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Admiral of the Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Loss of Force Z NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Commanding Force Z without air cover
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First capital ships sunk at sea solely by air power in wartime ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of Force Z in the Pacific in 1941 ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Malayan Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of Eastern Fleet capital ships
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Commander of Force Z ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Royal Navy officer service ⓘ |
| shipCommanded | HMS Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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