Popular Culture
Phillip is a prominent character in Timberlake Wertenbaker's play Our Country's Good, in which he commissions Lieutenant Ralph Clark to stage a production of The Recruiting Officer. He is shown as compassionate and just, but receives little support from his fellow officers.
Phillip is referred to in the John Williamson song "Chains around my ankle".
Kate Grenville's 2008 novel The Lieutenant portrays Phillip through the character Commodore James Gilbert.
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