William George Busk-Wood

Commander R.N.R. William George Busk-Wood, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R., Retired (7 February, 1883 – 3 April, 1946) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Busk-Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 January, 1915.

Busk-Wood was appointed Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 077 on 15 August, 1917.

Busk-Wood was appointed Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command of the destroyer Kangaroo on 3 November, 1918.

In June, 1919, he was noted as being assigned to the destroyer Zubian, which was soon to be sold.

Busk-Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 January, 1923.

Busk-Wood was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 7 February, 1928.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Gilbert R. Gilbert	Captain of H.M. T.B. 077 15 Aug, 1917 – 23 Nov, 1918	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Donald Mansfield	Captain of H.M.S. Kangaroo 23 Nov, 1918 – 31 Dec, 1918	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Malvern 12 Jun, 1919 – c. Jul, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by William H. Brown	Captain of H.M.S. Elgin Jul, 1919 – 31 Mar, 1920	Succeeded by Geoffrey W. Wadham