National Bank of New Zealand
Born on 7 December 1908 in Sydney, Australia, Peter Phipps was the son of Fanny Seymour . His mother had married Claude Seymour, who was not Phipps' father, earlier in the year in Christchurch, New Zealand. Phipps believed that a professor at Canterbury College, Robert Scott, was his father. He was raised in Christchurch at his mother's home along with his half-sister. After completing his education at Christchurch Boys’ High School in 1926, he found employment at the National Bank of New Zealand.