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'''Valentine Searles-Wood''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Valentine Searles-Wood''' (23 June, 1892 – 2 May, 1943) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Searles-Wood was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1923.<ref>Searles-Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/145/317.|D8123904}} f. 315.</ref>


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Searles-Wood was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 20 August, 1935.<ref>Searles-Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/145/317.|D8123904}} f. 315.</ref>
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Searles-Wood was appointed in command of the {{UK-Harpy|f=t}} on 5 November, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 809}}


==See Also==
==World War II==
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==Bibliography==
He commanded 25 Group of anti-submarine trawlers from 12 to 23 October 1939, and he was then placed in command of the armed yacht [[H.M.S. St. Modwen (1911)|''St. Modwen'']].  He reverted to the Retired List on 13 February, 1940.<ref>Searles-Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/145/317.|D8123904}} f. 315.</ref>
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==Service Records==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 7 April 2022

Commander (retired) Valentine Searles-Wood (23 June, 1892 – 2 May, 1943) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Searles-Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1915.[1]

Searles-Wood was appointed in command of the destroyer Harpy on 5 November, 1918.[2]

Searles-Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1923.[3]

Searles-Wood was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander on 20 August, 1935.[4]

World War II

He commanded 25 Group of anti-submarine trawlers from 12 to 23 October 1939, and he was then placed in command of the armed yacht St. Modwen. He reverted to the Retired List on 13 February, 1940.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Guy O. Maund 		Captain of H.M.S. Dee
9 Feb, 1918[6] – 24 Jul, 1918[7] 		Succeeded by
John E. P. Bickford
Preceded by
Patrick B. Crohan 		Captain of H.M.S. Skilful
1 Aug, 1918[8] – 25 Oct, 1918[9] 		Succeeded by
William G. A. Shuttleworth
Preceded by
Ernest L. Cardale 		Captain of H.M.S. Harpy
5 Nov, 1918[10] – 16 Feb, 1919[11] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Decommissioned[Inference]
Preceded by
Laurence R. Palmer 		Captain of H.M.S. Sharpshooter
13 Jul, 1922[12] – Aug, 1924[13] 		Succeeded by
Tom B. V. Thomas
Preceded by
Ralph Kerr 		Captain of H.M.S. Vanity
11 Jul, 1925[14] – 23 Nov, 1925[15] 		Succeeded by
Herbert J. Buchanan
Preceded by
Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin 		Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera
1 May, 1926[16] – c. Nov, 1928[17] 		Succeeded by
Cecil A. N. Chatwin
Preceded by
Frederick L. Cavaye 		Captain of H.M.S. Restless
8 Sep, 1931[18] – 13 Dec, 1932[19] 		Succeeded by
William H. Selby

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 809.
  3. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  4. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  5. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  6. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  7. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  8. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  9. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 809.
  11. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
  13. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  14. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  15. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 282a.
  17. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  18. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
  19. ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.

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