page_title: Farncombe
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Farncombe / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Personal photo of Jack George Phillips, en:RMS Titanic Radio Operator (public domain image taken over 100 years ago)
context_page_description: Farncombe, historically Fernecome, is a village and peripheral settlement of Godalming in Waverley, Surrey, England and is approximately 0.8 miles north-east of the Godalming centre, separated by common land known as the Lammas Lands. The village of Compton lies 1.8 miles to the northwest and Bramley 2 miles to the east; whilst Charterhouse School is to the west. Loseley Park, in the hamlet of Littleton, lies 1 mile to the north of the village.
context_section_description: John George "Jack" Phillips (1887–1912) was born in Farncombe. He died while serving as senior wireless operator on board the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. He continued working as the ship sank, trying to contact other ships that might be able come to the assistance of the Titanic. The Jack Phillips pub in Godalming High Street is named after him.
  Alan P. F. Sell (1935-2016), academic and theologian was born in Farncombe.
caption: Jack Phillips
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