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{{CommRNR}} '''William George Busk-Wood''', R.N.R., Retired (7 February, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
{{CommRNR}} '''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==
==Life & Career==
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Busk-Wood was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
Busk-Wood was appointed {{LieutRN}} R.N.R. in Command of the {{UK-TB077|f=t}} on 15 August, 1917.<ref>Mackintosh Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/73.|}} f. 73.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 958}}


Busk-Wood was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
Busk-Wood was appointed Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command of the {{UK-Kangaroo|f=t}} on 3 November, 1918.<ref>Mackintosh Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/73.|}} f. 73.</ref>{{NLFeb20|p. 824}}


Busk-Wood was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
In June, 1919, he was noted as being assigned to the {{UK-Zubian|f=t}}, which was soon to be sold.{{NLJun19|p. 1336}}
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Busk-Wood was appointed {{LieutRN}} R.N.R. in Command of the {{UK-TB077|f=t}} on 15 August, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 958}}


Busk-Wood was appointed Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command of the {{UK-Kangaroo|f=t}} on 3 November, 1918.{{NLFeb20|p. 824}}
Busk-Wood was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 1 January, 1923.<ref>Mackintosh Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/73.|}} f. 73.</ref>


In June, 1919, he was noted as being assigned to the {{UK-Zubian|f=t}}, which was soon to be sold.{{NLJun19|p. 1336}}
Busk-Wood was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 7 February, 1928.<ref>Mackintosh Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/73.|}} f. 73.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Revision as of 23:35, 19 December 2021

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.[1]

Busk-Wood was appointed Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 077 on 15 August, 1917.[2][3]

Busk-Wood was appointed Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command of the destroyer Kangaroo on 3 November, 1918.[4][5]

In June, 1919, he was noted as being assigned to the destroyer Zubian, which was soon to be sold.[6]

Busk-Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 January, 1923.[7]

Busk-Wood was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 7 February, 1928.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Gilbert R. Gilbert
Captain of H.M. T.B. 077
15 Aug, 1917[9]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Donald Mansfield
Captain of H.M.S. Kangaroo
3 Nov, 1918[10]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William H. Brown
Captain of H.M.S. Elgin
Jul, 1919[11]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey W. Wadham

Footnotes

  1. Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/73. f. 73.
  2. Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/73. f. 73.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 958.
  4. Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/73. f. 73.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 824.
  6. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 1336.
  7. Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/73. f. 73.
  8. Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/73. f. 73.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 958.
  10. The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 824.
  11. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 786.