Jack Phillips (wireless officer)
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| Born | 11 April 1887 Farncombe, Surrey, England |
| Died | 15 April 1912 (aged 25) Titanic (Sinking), Atlantic Ocean |
| Occupation | Wireless telegraphist |
| Parent(s) | George Alfred Phillips and Anne Sanders |
John George "Jack" Phillips (11 April 1887 – 15 April 1912) was a British wireless telegraphist aboard the RMS Titanic. He served as senior wireless operator on the maiden voyage of the ship. As the Titanic was sinking, Phillips worked tirelessly to send wireless messages to other ships to enlist their assistance with the rescue of the Titanic's passengers and crew. Before the Titanic hit the berg, Phillips told Cyril Evans, the radio operator of the Californian, "Shut up! I am busy, I am working Cape Race!", when interrupted on-air by his counterpart warning him that the Titanic was in the vicinity of an ice field.
John George "Jack" Phillips was born in Farncombe, Surrey, England, to George Alfred Phillips and Anne Sanders, and had two older twin sisters. He finished school in 1902 and began working at the Godalming post office, where he learned telegraphy. He started training to work in wireless for the Marconi Company in March 1906, in Seaforth, and graduated five months later in August.
Phillips's first assignment was on the White Star Line ship Teutonic. He later worked on board Cunard's Campania; the Allan Line's Corsican, Pretorian and Victorian; and then Cunard's Lusitania and Mauretania. In May 1908, he was assigned to the Marconi station outside Clifden, Ireland, where he worked until 1911, when he was assigned to the Adriatic and later, in early 1912, to the Oceanic.
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