Born in 1910 the son of the Rev. E.E. Phillips of Markyate Vicarage in Dunstable.
He attended Dover College before being admitted to Clare on 15 January 1929 to read Natural Sciences.
He then studied at Barts Hospital in London gaining a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and a Fellowhip of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1936.
He married and entered General Practice.
During the Second World War he volunteered for the Army but was assigned to a hospital ship.
He served in the eastern Mediterranean, in Egypt and in the North African campaign and was with the earliest troop landings in Sicily.
He was seconded to the Royal Military Hospital in York to assist in operations at various hospitals.
After the war he returned to General Practice and built up a partnership with around 10,000 patients.
He retired in 1973.
Obituary: The Clare Association Annual 2007-08 pp.121-122