Philip Wood

Philip Richard Wood
BornFebruary 1868
Died10 October 1945 (aged 77)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1887−1919
RankBrigadier-general
UnitRoyal Irish Fusiliers
Commands2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers
43rd Infantry Brigade
33rd Division
Battles / warsFirst World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Brigadier-General Philip Richard Wood (February 1868 – 10 October 1945) was a senior British Army officer who briefly served as General Officer Commanding 33rd Division during the First World War.

Military career

Wood was commissioned into the Royal Irish Fusiliers in February 1887.[1][2]

He saw action in the Nile Expedition in 1899 before becoming commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers on the Western Front in December 1914 during the First World War. After receiving a promotion to the temporary rank of brigadier general in August 1915,[3] he went on to be commander of the 43rd Infantry Brigade and general officer commanding (GOC) 33rd Division in September 1917.[1] He was replaced in November 1917.[4]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George on 23 June 1915[5] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1917 Birthday Honours.[6]

In May 1919, with the war now over, he reverted to his permanent rank of colonel.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria". Spink. 19 July 2012. p. 127. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ "No. 25670". The London Gazette. 4 February 1887. p. 602.
  3. ^ "No. 29298". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 September 1915. p. 9202.
  4. ^ Robbins, Simon (2005). British Generalship on the Western Front. Abingdon: Routledge. p. 32. ISBN 0-415-40778-8.
  5. ^ "No. 29202". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 June 1915. p. 6113.
  6. ^ "No. 30111". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1917. p. 5454.
  7. ^ "No. 31650". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 November 1919. p. 14025.