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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== | ||
Wood was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1906.<ref>Wood Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | |||
Wood was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | Wood was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1914. He 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. | ||
Wood was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | 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> | |||
He 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> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:02, 25 March 2015
Captain (retired) Christopher John Frederick Wood, D.S.O., (1 November, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1906.[1]
Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1914. He 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.[2]
Wood was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.[3]
In April, 1921, he was working to revise the handbook for Naval Rangefinders and Mountings.[4]
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.[5]
He 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.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Douglas Faviell |
Captain of H.M.S. Ark Royal 16 Mar, 1925[7] – 17 Nov, 1925[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Gilbert C. W. Crispin |
Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim 17 Nov, 1925[9] – 9 Feb, 1926[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Aubrey T. Tillard |
Captain of H.M.S. Castor early 1927[11] |
Succeeded by Alban T. B. Curteis |
| Preceded by Cyril T. Hewlett-Cooper |
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult 20 Jul, 1927[12] – 8 Jun, 1928[13] |
Succeeded by William R. Phillimore |
Footnotes
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
