Memorial: M499

Memorial, altar cross and candlesticks in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore commemorating Admiral Sir Tom Vaughan Phillips, Lieutenant John Brownrigg, Lieutenant Richard Hunting and those lost on the HMS ‘Prince of Wales’ and HMS ‘Repulse’, 10th December 1941

Location

St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘The Altar Cross and Candlesticks / were given to the Glory of God / and in memory of / Admiral Sir Tom Spencer Vaughan Phillips, K.C.B. / Lt. John Forrester Brownrigg / Richard Alexander Hunting / and all who lost their lives in / H.M.S. Prince of Wales and H.M.S. Repulse / December, 10th 1941.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet; altar cross; candlesticks
Vessel: HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Repulse

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Brownrigg, John Forrester
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 10/12/1941
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hunting, Richard Alexander
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 10/12/1941
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy
Phillips, Thomas Spencer Vaughan
Age: 53
Date of Death: 10/12/1941
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Prince of Wales' and HMS 'Repulse' were sunk by Japanese war planes in 1941. Of the 2,921 crew, the majority were rescued, however 326 men lost their lives. Admiral Sir Tom Phillips was one of the highest ranking Allied officers killed during WWII.
Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'A note on some naval memorials in Singapore', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 72, p.150, (Greenwich,1986).

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters