Valentine Searles-Wood

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.

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

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

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

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.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

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