Editing Arthur Phillip (section)

==Later life and death==
Phillip's estranged wife, Charlott, died 3 August 1792 and was buried in St Beuno's Churchyard, [[Llanycil]], [[Bala, Gwynedd|Bala]], [[Merionethshire]].{{sfn|Flynn|2016|p=5}} Phillip, a resident in [[Marylebone]], married Isabella Whitehead of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in [[St Marylebone Parish Church]], in the [[Church of England]] on 8 May 1794.{{sfn|Flynn|2016|p=6}}

His health recovered, he was recommissioned in March 1796 to the 74-gun {{HMS|Alexander|1778|6}} as part of the Channel fleet.{{sfn|Hiscocks|2018a}} In October, his command was switched to the 74-gun {{HMS|Swiftsure|1787|6}}.{{sfn|Hiscocks|2018a}} In September 1797, Phillip was transferred again to the 90-gun {{HMS|Blenheim|1761|6}}, command of which he held until December of that year.{{sfn|Hiscocks|2018a}} During 1798–99, Phillip commanded the [[Sea Fencibles|Hampshire Sea Fencibles]], then appointed inspector of the [[Impress Service]], in which capacity he and a secretary toured the outposts of Britain to report on the strengths of the various posts.{{sfn|Hiscocks|2018a}}

In the ordinary course of events he was promoted to [[Rear-Admiral of the Blue|Rear-Admiral]] on 1 January 1801.{{sfn|Hiscocks|2018a}} Phillip retired in 1805 from active service in the Navy, was promoted to [[Vice-Admiral of the Blue|Vice-Admiral]] on 13 December 1806, and received a final promotion to [[Admiral of the Blue]] on 4 June 1814.{{sfn|Hiscocks|2018a}}

Phillip suffered a stroke in 1808, which left him partially paralysed.{{sfn|Flynn|2016|p=9}} He died 31 August 1814 at his residence, 19 Bennett Street, Bath.{{sfn|Sydney Gazette|1815}} He was buried nearby at [[Church of St Nicholas, Bathampton|St Nicholas's Church]], [[Bathampton]].{{sfn|Flynn|2016|p=10}} His Last Will and Testament has been transcribed and is online.{{sfn|Will}} Forgotten for many years, the grave was discovered in November 1897 by a young woman cleaning the church, who found the name after lifting matting from the floor;  the historian [[James Bonwick]] had been searching Bath records for its location.{{sfn|Flynn|2016|p=10}}{{sfn|Withington|2014|p=8}} An annual service of remembrance is held at the church around Phillip's birthdate by the [[Britain–Australia Society]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 August 2024 |title=The Britain-Australia Society West Country Branch – Admiral Arthur Phillip Birthday Commemoration, Friday October 11th, 2024 |url=https://rcsbath.org/2024/08/30/the-britain-australia-society-west-country-branch-admiral-arthur-phillip-birthday-commemoration-friday-october-11th-2024/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=rcsbath.org}}</ref>

In 2007, [[Geoffrey Robertson]] alleged that Phillip's remains were no longer in St Nicholas Church, Bathampton, and had been lost: "Captain Arthur Phillip is not where the ledger stone says he is: it may be that he is buried somewhere outside, it may simply be that he is simply lost. But he is not where Australians have been led to believe that he now lies."{{sfn|60 Minutes}}