Phillips, George Chesterman

Date of birth:: October 5th, 1904
Nationality:: British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

On December 14th, 1939 under the command of Phillips the British submarine HMS Ursula attacked the German light cruiser Leipzig in the Elbe estuary. Although the submarine fired six torpedoes, the Leipzig was missed but the destroyer escort F9 was sunk.

Phillips served aboard:
HMS Ursula (Submarine) 8 Nov 1937 - 7 Apr 1940
HMS Talbot (Submarine Depot Ship) 15 Dec 1942 - 7 Jan 1944

Promotions:
Date of enrolment: 15 May 1918
January 15th, 1925: Acting Sub-Lieutenant
February 15th, 1927: Lieutenant
February 15th, 1935: Lieutenant-Commander
December 22nd, 1939: Commander
???: Acting Captain
December 31st, 1944: Captain
Retired: October 22nd, 1947

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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Commander
Unit:: H.M.S. Ursula (N59), Royal Navy
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1940

LG 34763/5

George Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Commander
Awarded on:: January 12th, 1943

Citation (general):
"For outstanding bravery in fighting fires."

LG 35859/283

Sources

Photo 1:
- Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 34763 published on the 29 December 1939
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35859 published on the 8 January 1943
- The London Gazette Issue 36880 published on the 5 January 1945
- The National Archives
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