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Rear-Admiral SIR R.F. PHILLIMORE, C.B., M.V.O., who commanded H.M.S. "Inflexible," when Admiral Sturdee's Squadron defeated von Spee's force in the action off the Falkland Islands, 1914. He afterwards took a prominent part in the naval operations off Gallipoli, 1915.

(English, 1874–1949)
about 1917
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph on card stock.
DimensionsVertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2015.8116
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)