George Edward Cameron Wood

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Lieutenant-Commander George Edward Cameron Wood, (10 July, 1900 – 5 November, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of C. E. Wood, Esq., the owner of a cotton mill.

Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1920.

Wood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1928.

Wood was appointed to the armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay in lieu of a gunnery specialist on 4 October, 1940. He would die when she was lost.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry C. Chads
Captain of H.M.S. Shikari
6 Jan, 1937[1] – 13 Apr, 1937
Succeeded by
Frederick R. Parham
Preceded by
Alfred N. Waring
Captain of H.M.S. Saltburn
23 Oct, 1939[2]c. Nov, 1939[3]
Succeeded by
Frank Y. Bethell

Footnotes

  1. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 2 Dec. 1936, p. 4.
  2. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  3. Uboat.net page on the ship.