Valentine Searles-Wood
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Commander (retired) Valentine Searles-Wood (23 June, 1892 – ) 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
Commanded a group of anti-submarine trawlers in 1939.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest L. Cardale |
Captain of H.M.S. Harpy 5 Nov, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Laurence R. Palmer |
Captain of H.M.S. Sharpshooter 13 Jul, 1922[7] |
Succeeded by Tom B. V. Thomas |
| Preceded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera 1 May, 1926[8] |
Succeeded by Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke |
Footnotes
- ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 809.
- ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
- ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
- ↑ Searles-Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/145/317. f. 315.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 809.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 282a.
