Tom Phillips (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Sir Tom Spencer Vaughan Phillips, KCB (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.
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Tom Phillips (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Sir Tom Spencer Vaughan Phillips, KCB (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.
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Admiral Sir Tom Spencer Vaugha ...... e during the Second World War.
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Sir Thomas "Tom Thumb" Spencer ...... o sin experiencia en combate.
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Thomas "Tom" Spencer Vaughan P ...... nel naufragio della sua nave.
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Thomas "Tom" Spencer Vaughan P ...... slagschip HMS Prince of Wales.
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Thomas "Tom" Spencer Vaughan P ...... Komandorem Orderu Łaźni (KCB).
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Thomas "Tom" Spencer Vaughan P ...... agskeppet HMS Prince of Wales.
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Thomas « Tom » Spencer Phillip ...... nt la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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То́мас Спе́нсер Во́ган Фи́ллип ...... уантана) — английский адмирал.
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サー・トーマス・スペンサー・ヴォーン・「トム」・フィリップス ...... 。ニックネームは短躯から「親指トム」(Tom Thumb)。
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토마스 스펜서 배건 필립스(Thomas Spencer ...... 린스 오브 웨일즈와 바닷속으로 사라져 운명을 달리했다.
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6th Destroyer Flotilla(1928–29)
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Vice Admiral Tom Phillips in March 1940
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South China Sea, off Kuantan, Malaya
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Admiral Sir Tom Spencer Vaugha ...... e during the Second World War.
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Sir Thomas "Tom Thumb" Spencer ...... rtura del frente del Pacífico.
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Thomas "Tom" Spencer Vaughan P ...... nel naufragio della sua nave.
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Thomas "Tom" Spencer Vaughan P ...... slagschip HMS Prince of Wales.
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Thomas "Tom" Spencer Vaughan P ...... Komandorem Orderu Łaźni (KCB).
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Thomas "Tom" Spencer Vaughan P ...... agskeppet HMS Prince of Wales.
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Thomas « Tom » Spencer Phillip ...... nt la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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То́мас Спе́нсер Во́ган Фи́ллип ...... уантана) — английский адмирал.
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サー・トーマス・スペンサー・ヴォーン・「トム」・フィリップス ...... 。ニックネームは短躯から「親指トム」(Tom Thumb)。
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토마스 스펜서 배건 필립스(Thomas Spencer ...... 린스 오브 웨일즈와 바닷속으로 사라져 운명을 달리했다.
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Филлипс, Томас Спенсер Воган
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