Philip T. Malbrough was born on 18th April 1916 to Reverend Luther Malbrough and Catherine Malbrough. Philip was raised in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. A bright student, Philip attended local public schools until his father, of decidedly lower-middle class backgrounds, decided young Philip would be best served in the local prestigious private academy of Abingdon School. Philip excelled in his studies, showing particular interest and talent for Music and History. Upon graduation, Philip considered following his father into the ministry before deciding to pursue a opportunity to attend university at Oxford at Exeter College. Graduating with honors in History in the weeks after Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, Philip used his connections at Oxford to secure a position in the War Admiralty,