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{{CommRN}} '''Percy Frank Pilkington Wood''', (4 February, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} '''Percy Frank Pilkington Wood''', (4 February, 1894 – 18 August, 1939) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Wood's first ship was {{UK-Temeraire}}, in which he served from January 1912 until 15 December, 1914 whenhe was appointed to the {{UK-1Sparrowhawk|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|4}}.  He would serve in her through the [[Battle of Jutland]], where he survived her loss in confused close range night combat.<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/186.}} f. 188.</ref>
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Wood was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 September, 1916, which was later adjusted to 15 June, 1916.<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/186.}} f. 188.</ref>
 
Wood was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1924.<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/186.}} f. 188.</ref>
 
Wood was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1930.<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/186.}} f. 188.</ref>
 
{{UK-Bideford|f=p}} was placed under Wood's command on 16 October 1931 for trials.  Upon their completion, he commissioned the sloop for service.  Due at Aden on 6 January, 1932, he was to proceed to Muscat to relieve the {{UK-Hastings|f=t}}, exchanging ships with her commander, [[Donal Scott McGrath|D. S. McGrath]].  Wood took ''Hastings'' to Malta to join the Mediterranean Fleet for service in the Red Sea Division, there replacing and taking command of {{UK-Dahlia}}, which Wood was to bring back home.
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In March 1937, Wood was reported to be sick on shore and was diagnosed with asthma.  His Service Record is largely filled with medical reports from here on, and it is amazing that he received no fewer than three further seagoing command appointments in 1938.<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/186.}} f. 188.</ref>
 
==World War II==
Despite his naval career being in full flower on the cusp of a war, his health was in serious jeopardy.  A telegram dated 27 April 1939 from Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham reported Wood dangerously ill with heart disease.  He died on 18 August.<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/186.}} f. 188.</ref>
 
==See Also==
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Revision as of 22:34, 15 December 2021

Commander Percy Frank Pilkington Wood, (4 February, 1894 – 18 August, 1939) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Percy Wood, Esq., gentleman.[1]

Wood's first ship was Temeraire, in which he served from January 1912 until 15 December, 1914 whenhe was appointed to the destroyer Sparrowhawk of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla. He would serve in her through the Battle of Jutland, where he survived her loss in confused close range night combat.[2]

Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1916, which was later adjusted to 15 June, 1916.[3]

Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1924.[4]

Wood was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1930.[5]

H.M.S. Bideford was placed under Wood's command on 16 October 1931 for trials. Upon their completion, he commissioned the sloop for service. Due at Aden on 6 January, 1932, he was to proceed to Muscat to relieve the sloop Hastings, exchanging ships with her commander, D. S. McGrath. Wood took Hastings to Malta to join the Mediterranean Fleet for service in the Red Sea Division, there replacing and taking command of Dahlia, which Wood was to bring back home. [6]

In March 1937, Wood was reported to be sick on shore and was diagnosed with asthma. His Service Record is largely filled with medical reports from here on, and it is amazing that he received no fewer than three further seagoing command appointments in 1938.[7]

World War II

Despite his naval career being in full flower on the cusp of a war, his health was in serious jeopardy. A telegram dated 27 April 1939 from Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham reported Wood dangerously ill with heart disease. He died on 18 August.[8]

See Also

Bibliography


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Bideford
16 Oct, 1931[9] – 17 Jan, 1932[10] 		Succeeded by
Donal S. McGrath
Preceded by
Arthur R. Farquhar 		Captain of H.M.S. Dahlia
Jan, 1932[11] – 5 Jan, 1933[12] 		Succeeded by
Frederick R. M. Johnson
Preceded by
Donal S. McGrath 		Captain of H.M.S. Hastings
17 Jan, 1932[13] – Jan, 1932[14] 		Succeeded by
Cecil S. Sandford
Preceded by
Renfrew Gotto 		Captain of H.M.S. Crescent
11 May, 1932[15] – 31 Aug, 1934[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Malcolm Farquhar
Preceded by
Harry P. Currey 		Captain of H.M.S. Diomede
22 Dec, 1937[16] – 24 Jan, 1938[17] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey C. Fryer
Preceded by
Michael A. O. Biddulph 		Captain of H.M.S. Dragon
24 Jan, 1938[18] – 22 Apr, 1938[19] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. S. Farrant
Preceded by
Charles E. S. Farrant 		Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta
22 Apr, 1938[20] – 1 Jul, 1938[21] 		Succeeded by
Frederick R. M. Johnson
Preceded by
Frederick R. M. Johnson 		Captain of H.M.S. Cardiff
1 Jul, 1938[22] – 14 Jul, 1938[23] 		Succeeded by
Arthur R. Halfhide
Preceded by
Richard F. Jolly 		Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult
14 Jul, 1938[24][25] – 20 Aug, 1939[26] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey C. L. Dalley

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  2. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  3. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  4. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  5. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  6. ↑ "Sloops on Foreign Service." The Times (London, England), 6 Jan. 1932, p. 6.
  7. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  8. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  9. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  10. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  11. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  12. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  13. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  14. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 227.
  16. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  17. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  18. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  19. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  20. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  21. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  22. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  23. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 308.
  25. ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1938; pg. 18; Issue 48042.
  26. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.


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