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'''Christopher John Frederick Wood''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Christopher John Frederick Wood''', D.S.O., (1 November, 1884 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Wood ranked fourth among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the {{UK-1Britannia}} intake term of September 1899, with 2753 marks.{{NMI|Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906}}


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Wood was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1906.<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  Unnumbered folio.</ref>


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==Great War==
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He served as gunnery officer in {{UK-Mars}} at some point.
==See Also==
 
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Wood was appointed to {{UK-Caesar}} as gunnery officer in November, 1914 but was ordered home on 10 December.  On the 19th he was appointed as first and gunnery officer in {{UK-Undaunted}}.  On 8 April, 1915, he ceased being first officer, but took on the (G) duties of the {{UK-DF|3}}.  He was to remain in {{UK-Undaunted}} until 24 November, 1917, when was was appointed to {{UK-Coventry}} as gunnery officer and for staff duties. 
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On 24 July, 1918, Wood quit ''Coventry'' for {{UK-Dido}} for gunnery duties with the {{UK-DF|10}}.  On 12 October, 1918, he moved into {{UK-Spenser}} to provide the same services.<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  Unnumbered folio.</ref>
 
Wood was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1918.<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  Unnumbered folio.</ref>
 
In April, 1921, he was working to revise the handbook for Naval Rangefinders and Mountings.<ref>Wood Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}}  Unnumbered folio.</ref>
 
Wood was placed on the Retired List on his own request, being advanced to the rank of {{CaptRN}}, on 1 November, 1930, his 46th birthday.<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>


==Bibliography==
==World War II==
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Wood was called up on 17 January, 1941 with a rank of Captain (retd), but health concerns dominate his service record.  After a bout of influenza, he was able to return to duty in November, 1943.  He reverted to the Retired List on 27 December, 1945.<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
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==Service Records==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 7 April 2022

Captain (retired) Christopher John Frederick Wood, D.S.O., (1 November, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Wood ranked fourth among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the Britannia intake term of September 1899, with 2753 marks.[1]

Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1906.[2]

Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1914.

Great War

He served as gunnery officer in Mars at some point.

Wood was appointed to Cæsar as gunnery officer in November, 1914 but was ordered home on 10 December. On the 19th he was appointed as first and gunnery officer in Undaunted. On 8 April, 1915, he ceased being first officer, but took on the (G) duties of the Third Destroyer Flotilla. He was to remain in Undaunted until 24 November, 1917, when was was appointed to Coventry as gunnery officer and for staff duties.

On 24 July, 1918, Wood quit Coventry for Dido for gunnery duties with the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla. On 12 October, 1918, he moved into Spenser to provide the same services.[3]

Wood was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.[4]

In April, 1921, he was working to revise the handbook for Naval Rangefinders and Mountings.[5]

Wood was placed on the Retired List on his own request, being advanced to the rank of Captain, on 1 November, 1930, his 46th birthday.[6]

World War II

Wood was called up on 17 January, 1941 with a rank of Captain (retd), but health concerns dominate his service record. After a bout of influenza, he was able to return to duty in November, 1943. He reverted to the Retired List on 27 December, 1945.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Francis E. Byrne 		Captain of H.M.S. Ark Royal
16 Mar, 1925[8][9] – 17 Nov, 1925[10] 		Succeeded by
Benjamin W. Barrow
Preceded by
Benjamin W. Barrow 		Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim
17 Nov, 1925[11] – 9 Feb, 1926[12] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur J. Landon 		Captain of H.M.S. Castor
c. Mar, 1927[13] – 1927 		Succeeded by
Arthur L. Snagge
Preceded by
Oliver M. F. Stokes 		Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult
20 Jul, 1927[14] – 8 Jun, 1928[15] 		Succeeded by
Lancelot A. W. Spooner

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906.
  2. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  3. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  4. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  5. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  6. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  7. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  8. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 216.
  10. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  11. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  12. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  13. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  14. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  15. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.

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