Arthur Edmund Wood
Rear-Admiral (retired) Arthur Edmund Wood, C.M.G., Royal Navy (23 February, 1875 – 30 January, 1961) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1896.
Wood was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1907.
Wood left Alert and took command of Northbrook on 17 August, 1914.
Wood was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1915 and re-appointed in command of Northbrook.
He was superseded in command of Northbrook on 3 February, 1916.
Wood was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Apollo on 1 September, 1917, and as Captain (D) of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[1]
Post-War
Placed on Retired List at own request on 22 June 1922.
Wood was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral in August, 1926.
World War II
Wood was informed that he was not fit for sea service and could not be employed as a Commodore of Convoys.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Hugh G.-C. Somerville |
Captain of H.M.S. Alert 15 Dec, 1912[2] – 17 Aug, 1914 |
Succeeded by Louis H. Crozier |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Northbrook 17 Aug, 1914[3] – 3 Feb, 1916 |
Succeeded by Lancelot N. Turton |
Preceded by Edward O. Gladstone |
Captain of H.M.S. Hecla 30 Jun, 1916 – Dec, 1916 |
Succeeded by Percy Withers |
Preceded by Walter R. G. Petre |
Captain of H.M.S. Apollo 1 Sep, 1917[4] – 1 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Morshead B. Baillie-Hamilton |
Preceded by Percy Withers |
Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla 1 Sep, 1917[5] – 1 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Dashwood F. Moir |
Preceded by John A. Ingles |
Captain of H.M.S. Apollo 11 Apr, 1919 – 14 Jun, 1920 |
Succeeded by ? |
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