Memorial

Admiral Sir T S V Phillips, HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales

Memorial

Source: Copyright David Ayling

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Current Location

All Hallows by the Tower Church, Byward Street, City of London, City Of London, Greater London, EC3R 6SJ, England

TQ 33373 80695

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 84748
Description: Stone Tablet with inscribed lettering
Inscription: OH VALIANT HEARTS/WITH PRIDE IN REMEMBRANCE OF/SIR TOM SPENCER VAUGHAN PHILLIPS/K.C.B. R.N./ADMIRAL OF THE EASTERN FLEET/AND OF ALL HIS COMPANY WHO WENT DOWN WITH HIM/IN H.M.S. PRINCE OF WALES AND H.M.S. REPULSE/AT SINGAPORE IN THE BATTLE OF THE MALAY PENINSULA/10TH DECEMBER 1941/THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY HIS WIFE/AND SON IN THE YEAR OF VICTORY 1945/PEACE ON YOU SAILOR AND A SOUL AT REST/IN YOUR GREEN MANSION SILENT IN THE SEA/THE DOORS ARE OPENED, TRUTH HAS TURNED THE KEY/AND JUSTICE ENTERS- A BELATED GUEST

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, service, manner of death, place of death, date of death, additional

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good